Carnival in Flanders

Carnival in Flanders (1935)

10/07/1938 (GB)
Comedy, History, Romance
1h 50m

The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted

Overview

Flanders, Hispanic Monarchy, 1616. The inhabitants of the small town of Boom are busy organizing the annual local festivities when the arrival of the Duke of Olivares, who rules the country on behalf of the King Philip III of Spain, is announced. While the male citizens cowardly surrender to panic like rats on a sinking ship, the brave female citizens, led by the bold wife of the burgomaster, decide to become the best hosts the Spaniards can ever meet.

  • Jacques FeyderDirector
  • Robert A. StemmleScreenplay
  • Original Title

    La Kermesse héroïque

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • countryside
  • based on novel or book
  • flanders
  • social satire
  • 17th century
  • popular festivity
  • hispanic monarchy (spanish empire)
  • eighty years' war
  • spanish black legend

Top Billed Cast

Françoise Rosay

Françoise Rosay

Madame Burgomaster

Jean Murat

Jean Murat

The Duke of Olivares

André Alerme

André Alerme

The Burgomaster

Lyne Clevers

Lyne Clevers

The Fishmonger

Micheline Cheirel

Micheline Cheirel

Siska

Maryse Wendling

The Baker

Ginette Gaubert

The Innkeeper

Marguerite Ducouret

The Brewer

Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

The Priest

Bernard Lancret

Bernard Lancret

Julien Breughel

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