TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Country: Netherlands, The
Language: Dutch
Year: 1986
Running Time: 108 min
SYNOPSIS
An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with…
CREDITS
Director Alex van Warmerdam
Producer Laurens Geels
Producer Dick Maas
Producer Robert Swaab
Production Company First Floor Features
Art Direction Harry Ammerlaan
Camera Marc Felperlaan
Costume Leonie Polak
Costume Patricia Lim
Editing Hans van Dongen
Make-up Karin van Dijk
Music Vincent van Warmerdam
Production Manager Wim Lehnhausen
CAST
Alex van Warmerdam as Abel
Annet Malherbe as Zus
Henri Garcin as Victor
Loes Luca as Christine
Olga Zuiderhoek as Duif
ADDITIONAL INFO
Venice (Jury Prize), Netherlands Film Festival(Best Film, Best Director and Dutch Film Critics' Award)
 
Alex van Warmerdam  | director
Writer, designer, director and actor was born on August 14, 1952 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. After attending the School of Graphic Design, he went to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, where he graduated in graphic design and painting. He was co-founder of the Music-Theatre Company Hauser Orkater and in 1980 he set up De Mexicaanse Hond Theatre Company.

He made the short film DE STEDELING and after that, the feature films: ABEL (1986), which won the critic’s award at the Venice film Festival, THE NORTHENERS (1992), which won three Felix’s in 1992 for music, art direction and best film, and THE DRESS (1996), winner of the FIPRESCI Award at the Venice Film Festival, and the Dutch Film Critic’s Award. THE DRESS was sold to over 25 territories. LITTLE TONY (1998), which won the Prize of the Filmfest (Annet Malherbe) at the Ludwigsburg/Stuttgart Film Festival and was nominated for the European Film Awards 1998 in the categories Best Actress and Best Script. GRIMM (2003) has been screened at several festivals worldwide.
Filmography
2013 BORGMAN
2009 THE LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK
2006 WAITER
2003 GRIMM
1998 LITTLE TONY
1996 THE DRESS
1992 THE NORTHERNERS
1986 ABEL
 
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PUBLICITY & REVIEWS
AWARDS
Year Category Awarded By Award Result Award Recipient
1986 Grand Jury Prize Venice Film Festival Winner Alex van Warmerdam