(aka 'Carnival in Flanders ')
directed by Jacques Feyder
France 1935
A sly comedy of the battle of the sexes set in a small Flemish town of the early 1600s as it faces the prospect of occupation by Spanish forces. The men are pompous and ineffectual, but the women are resourceful and practical, saving the town and rewarded with a night of pleasure with the handsome Spanish soldiers. Art direction by Lazare Meerson and photography by Harry Stradling combine to recreate the look and compositions of the great 17th century masters such as Vermeer and Hals. On its release the film proved controversial as some saw it as a discreet endorsement of collaboration with a national enemy.
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Theatrical Release: December 3rd, 1935 - France
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DVD Review: BFI - Region 2 - PAL
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| Distribution | BFI - Region 2- PAL | |
| Runtime | 1:49:12 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.91 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
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| Audio | French (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Directors Biography
• Sleeve Notes by Philip Kemp |
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This film
is almost 70 years old and admittedly the print used was very
poor. It has moments of quite detailed sharpness, but overall it is
somewhat hazy with excessive grain. A single layered DVD that I can only
assume has not had excessive restoration done to the print. On the
positive - the subtitles are clean and removable and again the BFI
impresses me with their animated menus. I feel I need to be lenient due
to the mitigating factors of the age of the film. We should be grateful
that they brought it to a wide audience on DVD.
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