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Carnival in Flanders
“The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted”
★ 7.4· 1935· 110 min· Popularity 1
ComedyHistoryRomance
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.
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Release Date: 12/3/1935
Runtime: 110 minutes
Languages: French
Director: Jacques Feyder
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Companies: Société des films sonores Tobis
Countries: France
Where to watch · US
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countrysidebased on novel or bookflanderssocial satire17th centurypopular festivityhispanic monarchy (spanish empire)eighty years' warspanish black legend
