Carnival in Flanders
(Original Title: La kermesse héroïque)
1935
Germany
1h 50m
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In 1616, when Flanders is under Spanish occupation, the town of Boom, in the midst of preparations for its carnival, learns that a Spanish duke with his army is on the way to spend the night there. Fearing that this will inevitably result in rape and pillage, the mayor — supported by his town council…