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Carnival in Flanders

Carnival in Flanders

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 3, 1935

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Comedy, History, Romance

User Score

73%

Original Title

La Kermesse héroïque

Production Companies

Société des films sonores Tobis

Director

Jacques Feyder

Description

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.