Vrijdag

Synopsis

Hugo Claus rewrote and directed Friday as the cinematic version of his original 1969 play of the same name. Just as in the play, the story begins with the theme of incest, as the father Georges (Frank Aendenboom) returns from serving his jail sentence for that crime. Unlike the earlier play, however, the film does not emphasize that aspect of the story. When Georges gets home he finds out that his wife Jeanne (Kitty Courbois) has had an illegitimate child by a younger man, Erik (Herbert Flack), and now both of them must somehow try to return to a normal life, given their only too obvious lapses in moral judgment. As the husband and wife try hard to accommodate each other's failings and start to get to know each other again, Erik comes back into the picture. Now the three of them must resolve the deep-seated conflicts that brought them to this emotionally-wrought juncture of love and betrayal.

Main Cast

Frank Aendenboom

Georges

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Herbert Flack

Erik

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

Hilde Van Mieghem

Christiane

Age : 66 | Popularity : 6%

Kitty Courbois

Jeanne

Age : 86 | Popularity : 5%

Ann Petersen

Moeder van Erik

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Karin Jacobs

Solange

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mimi Kok

Weduwe van Charles

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fons Rademakers

Chef van Jules

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Ricardo Aronovich
Editing	Editor	Ricardo Aronovich
Directing	Director	Hugo Claus
Writing	Writer	Hugo Claus
Department	Role	Name

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