Vrijdag

Vrijdag (1981)

Drama

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.

Director: Hugo Claus

Casts

	Frank Aendenboom as Georges
	Herbert Flack as Erik
	Hilde Van Mieghem as Christiane
	Kitty Courbois as Jeanne
	Ann Petersen as Moeder van Erik
	Karin Jacobs as Solange
	Mimi Kok as Weduwe van Charles
	Fons Rademakers as Chef van Jules
	Jaap Hoogstra as
	Hugo Van Den Berghe as Jules
	Theo Daese as Alex
	Blanka Heirman as Buurvrouw
	Guido Lauwaert as Agent
	Dirk Celis as Advokaat Georges
	Roger Raveel as Bijtebier
	Fred Van Kuyk as Dokter
	André Van Daele as
	Karin Jacobs as
	Mimi Kok as
	Jakob Beks as
	Lydia Billiet as
	Bart Dauwe as
	Fons Derre as
	Rosa Geinger as
	Veerle Heyvaert as
	Wim Serlie as
	Raymond Van Herberge as
	Ralph Wingens as
	Pol Breyne as
	Chris Cauwenberghs as
	Guido Claus as
	Jo De Caluwé as
	Jempi De Cooman as
	Lucienne De Hertogh as
	Harry De Peuter as
	Liliane De Waegeneer as
	Luc De Wit as
	Juliette De Witte as
	Stan Filips as
	Leo Hogeboom as
	Gil Lefever as
	Abdelkader Mimoun as
	Walter Quartier as
	Cecile Rigolle as

Crew