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Abel

Abel

1986
Comedy
1h 40m
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. (imdb)
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Abel

1986
Comedy
1h 40m
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Rated 01 Oct 2012
78
54th
Funny, but maybe a little too weird for me. The characters just aren't very interesting on their own terms and the bizarre stuff they do gets a bit old.
Rated 22 Mar 2013
75
56th
Funny and a tiny bit better than The Northerners. It has a wonderful weirdness to it, and I love those looks out over the city which looks really rather surreal.
Rated 25 Aug 2014
84
84th
How am i just now discovering van Warmerdam? I mean it was pretty much a guarantee i was going to love this, it's like the exact meeting point between Kaurismaki deadpan and early Almodovar over-the-top campiness. Pretty much the only thing stopping it from being completely perfect is the slight undercurrent of Solondz/Seidl-esque condescension and meanness (that said, the "date" scene is the embodiment of awkward hilarity). Still, i'm really looking forward to seeing more by this guy.

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