La Kermesse héroïque = Carnival in Flanders [videorecording] / Société des Films/Sonores Tobis ; producer, Pierre Guerlais ; screenplay, Charles Spaak, Bernard Zimmer ; photography, Harry Stradling ; editor, Jacques Brillouin ; art director, Lazare Meerson ; music, Louis Beydts ; director, Jacques Feyder.

London : Bfi Video Pub., c2004.

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Tongue-in-cheek from start to finish, the story satirizes a favorite wartime theme, the daring and resourcefulness of citizens threatened by invaders. Set in Spanish-occupied Belgium in 1616, the film is noted for its subtle humor, witty acting and magnificent decor.

English title on back of case: Carnival in Flanders

Images / Video & Film

French

July 31, 2006

Credits: production companies: Société des Films/Sonores Tobis ; producer, Pierre Guerlais ; screenplay, Charles Spaak, Bernard Zimmer ; photography, Harry Stradling ; editor, Jacques Brillouin ; art director, Lazare Meerson ; music, Louis Beydts ; director, Jacques Feyder.

Cast: Françoise Rosay (Madame the Burgomaster), Jean Murat (The Duke of Olivarés), André Alerme (the Burgomaster), Lynne Clevers (the Fishmonger's wife), Louis Jouvet (The Chaplain), Alfred Adam (the butcher), Marcel Carpentier (the baker).

DVD. PAL, Region 2.

BFIVD 578 BFI Video