Carnival in Flanders
1935 · Movie · 109 min · ★ 7.4
A small village in Flanders puts on a carnival to avoid the brutal consequences of the Spanish occupation.
Also known as The Heroic Fair
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Details
- Original title
- La Kermesse héroïque
- Years
- 1935
- Release date
- 1935-12-03
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (52 votes)
Themes
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- flanders
- social satire
- 17th century
- popular festivity
- hispanic monarchy (spanish empire)
- eighty years' war
- spanish black legend
Cast & crew
Françoise Rosay
as Madame Burgomaster
Jean Murat
as The Duke of Olivares
André Alerme
as The Burgomaster
Lyne Clevers
as The Fishmonger
Micheline Cheirel
as Siska
- MW
Maryse Wendling
as The Baker
- GG
Ginette Gaubert
as The Innkeeper
Marguerite Ducouret
as The Brewer
Louis Jouvet
as The Priest
Bernard Lancret
as Julien Breughel
Directed by Jacques Feyder