Ava & Gabriel - Un Historia di Amor (1990)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 100 minuten
Country:
Netherlands / France / Netherlands Antilles
Directed by: Felix de Rooy
Stars: Nashaira Desbarida, Cliff San-A-Jong and Theu Boermans
IMDb score:
6,9 (54)
Releasedate: 9 November 1990
Actors and actresses
Ava Recordina
Gabriël Goedbloed
Father Fidelius
Carlos Zarius
Bishop Hildebrand
Louise van Hansschot
Gov. Van Hansschot
Pieter van Knippenveld
Elise van Knippenveld
Maurice
Reviews & comments
Fransman
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- 2273 votes
The film has surprisingly few viewers here, although it is well-regarded in all but one case. Strange, though. It's set in part of the Kingdom, partly in Dutch and partly in Papiamento, with a partially Dutch cast. It's a pretty good film, set immediately after World War II. The Antilles were still a colony, and the Dutch government was in charge. Things were already starting to fray, and we see those cracks in this film as well.
The film is set in Curaçao and has a distinctly Antillean feel, so it's busy, chaotic, and filled with drama and violence. A painter creates a painting and mural of a Black Madonna, which naturally doesn't sit well with the predominantly Dutch upper class. It's a matter of cultural differences, of course, because the painter is of Surinamese descent, and the Dutch see their power challenged. The "love story" is a bit of an afterthought, in my opinion, and a common thread is difficult to discern. Nevertheless, it's an interesting and colorful film.
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