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Carnival in Flanders (1935)

Carnival in Flanders (1935)

Comedy Romance History

The Spanish soldiers were not as ruthless as they were depicted

Release Date: 1935, December 3
Directors: Jacques Feyder
Countries: France
Production: Société des films sonores Tobis
Cast: Alexander D'Arcy, Jean Murat, Matt Mattox, Françoise Rosay, Alfred Adam, Roger Legris, Claude Sainval, Marguerite Ducouret, Marcel Carpentier, Bernard Lancret, Arthur Devère, André Alerme

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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