Directed by:
Alex van WarmerdamCinematography:
Marc FelperlaanComposer:
Vincent van WarmerdamCast:
Alex van Warmerdam, Henri Garcin, Annet Malherbe, Otakar Votoček, Josse De Pauw, Marc van Warmerdam, Peer Mascini, Loes Luca, Olga Zuiderhoek, Aat Ceelen (more)Plots(1)
Van Warmerdam’s feature debut is an absurdist drama about 31-year-old Abel who still lives with his parents. They want their son to leave home, but Abel does not fancy the idea at all. Absurdist drama about thirty-one-year-old Abel, who still lives with his parents. The latter feel it is time for their son to leave the nest, but Abel does not fancy the idea. He scans the town with his binoculars and tries to snip through flies in full flight. The arrival of a TV set marks the turning point. Van Warmerdam's feature film début won two Golden Calves in 1986: for Best Full-length Feature film and Best Direction. (Nederlands Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Alex van Warmerdam
Netherlands
Best movies:
Little Tony (1998)
The Northerners (1992)
The Dress (1996)
Henri Garcin
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The Common Man (1975)
Jury of One (1974)
Annet Malherbe
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Conductor (2018)
Accused (2014)
Little Tony (1998)
Otakar Votoček
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Voyeur (1986)
Josse De Pauw
Belgium
Best movies:
Toto the Hero (1991)
The Eighth Day (1996)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Marc van Warmerdam
Netherlands
Best movies:
Little Tony (1998)
The Dress (1996)
Voyeur (1986)
Peer Mascini
Netherlands
Loes Luca
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Northerners (1992)
The Dress (1996)
Voyeur (1986)
Olga Zuiderhoek
Netherlands
Best movies:
Turkish Delight (1973)
The Northerners (1992)
The Dress (1996)
Aat Ceelen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Little Tony (1998)
The Northerners (1992)
The Dress (1996)
Dorien de Jonge
Best movies:
Voyeur (1986)
Arend Jan Heerma van Voss
Netherlands
Jan Willem Hees
Netherlands
Joke van den Berg
Netherlands
Best movies:
Voyeur (1986)
Diary of a Hooker (1971)
Anton Kothuis
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Northerners (1992)
Voyeur (1986)
The Assault (1986)