Carnival in Flanders (1935)
La Kermesse héroïque
The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted
95 min
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.
- Release date
- December 3, 1935
- Country of origin
- France, Germany
- Music
- Louis Beydts
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Françoise Rosay as Madame la Bourgmestre
- Jean Murat as Le duc d'Olivarès
- André Alerme as Korbus de Witte - Le bourgmestre
- Lyne Clevers as La poissonnière
- Micheline Cheirel as Siska
- Maryse Wendling as La boulangère
- Ginette Gaubert as L'aubergiste
- Marguerite Ducouret as La femme du brasseur
- Louis Jouvet as The Priest
- Bernard Lancret as Jean Breughel
- Alfred Adam as Josef Van Meulen - Le boucher
- Pierre Labry as The Innkeeper
- Arthur Devère as The Fishmonger
- Marcel Carpentier as The Baker
- Alexander D'Arcy as The Captain
- Claude Sainval as The Lieutenant
- Matt Mattox as Dancer
- Roger Legris as The Merchant
- Paul Hartman
Crew
- Jacques Feyder · Director
- Charles Spaak · Writer
- Bernard Zimmer · Writer
- Louis Beydts · Composer
- Harry Stradling Sr. · Cinematographer
- Jacques Brillouin · Editor
- Lazare Meerson · Production designer