Credit Card Processing






  Home > All Titles >

Carnival in Flanders (La Kermesse Heroique) (1935) Jacques Feyder
Carnival in Flanders (La Kermesse Heroique) (1935) Jacques Feyder
 
$11.50


Availability:: Usually Ships in 24 to 48 Hours
Product Code: FLAN
Qty:

Description
 
This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.

In French with English subtitles.

Released in France as La Kermesse Heroique, Carnival in Flanders is set during the long-ago war between the Dutch and Spanish. A tiny village in Flanders is invaded by Spanish troops. The townsfolk have heard of Spanish cruelties in other towns, and decide to deflect the vanquishers by playing dead. An award-winner many times over, Carnival in Flanders was banned in Germany; evidently, Goebbels caught on that director Jacques Feyder and scenarists Bernard Zimmer and Charles Spaak were drawing deliberate parallels between the Spanish and the then-burgeoning Nazis.

Average Rating: Average Rating: 5 of 5 5 of 5 Total Reviews: 3 Write a review »

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 French classic December 15, 2018
Reviewer: Dean Brierly from Studio City, CA United States  
Another gem from the golden age of French cinema in the 1930s. Witty screenplay courtesy Charles Spaak and Bernard Zimmer, expert direction by Jacques Feyder, and enchanting performances by Rosay and Jouvet. Excellent print and subtitles.

Was this review helpful to you?

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 A Classic April 7, 2017
Reviewer: Chris Kuykendall from Austin, TX United States  
Comedy. Spanish-occupied Flanders, 1616. A mayor promises his daughter to the butcher, rather than to the painter she loves. Meanwhile, a Spanish army signals its approach. The town’s men fear violence and pillaging.  The women have ideas how to prevent it. A classic.

Was this review helpful to you?

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 Carnival in Flanders (1935) April 22, 2013
Reviewer: Anonymous Person from United States  
Excellent picture and sound quality!  The costumes and sets were inspired by Flemish paintings.  Highly recommend!

Was this review helpful to you?