Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story

Overview

Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 9, 1990

Original language

Dutch

Spoken languages

Dutch

Countries

France, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles

Production

Cosmic Illusion Productions

Cast

Kizzy McHugh,Theu Boermans,Rina Penso,Frederik de Groot,Dolf de Vries,Burny Every,Fifi Rademaker,Truus Dijk,Willy Westermann,Cliff San-A-Jongand 10 more

Director

Felix de Rooy

Writer

Felix de Rooy,Norman de Palm

Producer

Norman de Palm

Cinematography

Ernest R. Dickerson

Music

Roy Luis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0144778