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[Kermesse heroique] Carnival in Flanders

When Spainards invade a Flemish town in 1616, the men make themselves scarce and the women find other ways of conquering.

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  • "Carnival in Flanders"@en
  • "Carnival in Flanders"

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  • "When Spainards invade a Flemish town in 1616, the men make themselves scarce and the women find other ways of conquering."@en
  • "In a little town in Flanders, women take over to welcome the occupying force--the Spaniards."
  • "Satire set in the little Flemish town of Boom in 1616, during the twelve years truce between Flanders and Spain, about unexpected fraternisation between the Flemish and a visiting Spanish army."
  • ""1616. In the small Flemish village of Boom, the burgomaster is preparing a banquet for his daughter's wedding to the local butcher. She, however, is in love with the painter Jean Breughel. A messenger suddenly announces the arrival of a Spanish army unit, led by the Duke of Olivarès, passing through on their way to Holland. The news causes widespread panic--the male villagers go into hiding and the burgomaster pretends to be dead. The burgomaster's wife, Cornelia, takes charge of the situation, gathering the women of the village to organize a fête to welcome the Spaniards. With her husband safely out of the way, Cornelia charms the war-weary Spanish Duke and gets him to approve her daughter's marriage to Breughel."--http://filmsdefrance.com."
  • "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."
  • "Le 17 septembre 1616, Boom, cité des Flandres, se prépare fébrilement à une grande fête, la traditionnelle kermesse. A cette occasion, Siska, la fille du bourgmestre de la ville, doit se marier avec un boucher alors qu'elle est amoureuse d'un jeune peintre débutant, Jean Bruegel. C'est alors qu'un messager fait savoir que le duc d'Olivares, ambassadeur d'Espagne, passera la nuit dans la ville avec sa suite et son escorte. Dans la crainte des atrocités guerrières déjà commises, comme à Anvers, le bourgmestre décide de se faire passer pour mort. Le deuil de la ville, pense-t-il, empêchera l'installation des occupants. Révulsée par sa couardise qui illustre au plus haut niveau la lâcheté des hommes, son épouse mobilise les femmes et organise l'accueil aux portes de la ville de la légation espagnole..."

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  • "Historical films"
  • "Feature films"
  • "fiction"
  • "fiction dramatique (fiction)"
  • "Film historique / Reconstitution"

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  • "The kermesse heroique"
  • "La Kermesse héroïque"
  • "La kermesse héroïque"
  • "La Kermesse heroique"
  • "La kermesse héroique"
  • "La kermesse héroïque Carnival in Flanders"
  • "[Kermesse heroique] Carnival in Flanders"@en
  • "La Kermesse Héroique"
  • "Kermesse héroïque (Film)"
  • "La kermesse heroique"
  • "La Kermesse héroïque Carnival in Flanders"
  • "La Kermesse héroique"

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