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La Kermesse Heroique

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on BBC Two England

(Carnival in Flanders)
Starring Francoise Rosay

Jacques Feyder's satire on bourgeois life, set at the beginning of the 17th century in Flanders, won two Hollywood Oscars and the Grand Prix at the Venice Film Festival.
Francoise Rosay plays the burgomaster's wife who, with the village womenfolk, stays to welcome the visiting Spanish army after the menfolk have fled into the countryside.
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Contributors

Director:
Jacques Feyder
Cornelia:
Francoise Rosay
The Duke:
Jean Murat
The Burgomaster:
Andre Alerme
Siska:
Micheline Cheirel
Jean Breughel:
Bernard Lancret
The Butcher:
Alfred Adam
The Chaplain:
Louis Jouvet
Source: Radio Times

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