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The forbidden-love story THE DEBUT (1977) was the first full-length feature from pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. Following the theme of Stanley Kubrick’s LOLITA (1962) and Michael Powell’s AGE OF CONSENT (1969), only this time told from a female perspective, van Brakel’s THE DEBUT (1977) tells the delicate story of the impossible love between a teenage girl and a middle-aged married man. Based on the controversial novel by Hester Albach, THE DEBUT is a subversive comedy-drama and the first commercially successful Dutch theatrical film directed by a woman.
Original Release
05/18/1977
US Release
06/06/1977
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marina De Graaf | Carolien / Carolien Sanders |
| Gerard Cox | Hugo |
| Pleuni Touw | Rita |
| Kitty Courbois | Carolien's moeder / Anne Sanders |
| Dolf de Vries | Dr. Peter Sanders |
| Wendy Ferwerda | Susan |
| Sandrien van Brakel | Tanja |
| Pieter Fleury | Jacques |
| Joop Keesmaat | |
| Judith Hees |
Directors
Writers
Nouchka van Brakel, Carel Donck, Hester Albach
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marina De Graaf | Carolien / Carolien Sanders |
| Gerard Cox | Hugo |
| Pleuni Touw | Rita |
| Kitty Courbois | Carolien's moeder / Anne Sanders |
| Dolf de Vries | Dr. Peter Sanders |
| Wendy Ferwerda | Susan |
| Sandrien van Brakel | Tanja |
| Pieter Fleury | Jacques |
| Joop Keesmaat | |
| Judith Hees | |
| Simone Ettekoven | |
| Hans Kemna | |
| Adrian Brine | (as Adrina Brine) |
| Yvette Merlin | |
| Mathilde Willink | |
| Daco de la Bretonnière |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| René Solleveld | Producer |
| Matthijs van Heijningen | Producer |
