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.

Genre: Comedy, History, Romance

Stars: Françoise Rosay, Jean Murat, André Alerme, Lyne Clevers, Micheline Cheirel, Maryse Wendling

Crew: Jacques Feyder (Director), Bernard Zimmer (Dialogue), Harry Stradling Sr. (Director of Photography), Charles Spaak (Novel), Robert A. Stemmle (Screenplay), Louis Beydts (Original Music Composer)

Country: France

Language: Français

Studio: Société des films sonores Tobis

Runtime: 110 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Dec 03, 1935

IMDb: 3.7

Keywords:countryside, based on novel or book, flanders, social satire, 17th century, popular festivity, hispanic monarchy (spanish empire), eighty years' war, spanish black legend

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