Carnival in Flanders

Carnival in Flanders

110 mins | Comedy, Romance, History | Dec. 3, 1935

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.

Carnival in Flanders

110 mins | Comedy, Romance, History | Dec. 3, 1935

Carnival in Flanders
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Films Sonores Tobis
Original title La Kermesse héroïque
Directors Charles Barrois, Jacques Feyder, Marcel Carné
Writers Bernard Zimmer, Charles Spaak, Robert A. Stemmle

Cast

Françoise Rosay

as Madame Burgomaster

Jean Murat

as The Duke of Olivares

André Alerme

as The Burgomaster

Lyne Clevers

as The Fishmonger

Maryse Wendling

as The Baker

Ginette Gaubert

as The Innkeeper

Marguerite Ducouret

as The Brewer

Louis Jouvet

as The Priest

Bernard Lancret

as Julien Breughel

Alfred Adam

as The Butcher

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

Delphin

as The Dwarf