This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.
Keywords
- Belgian cinema
- Belgien
- Trauer
Actors
- Georges Poujouly
- Arlette Schreiber
- Claire Wauthion
- Héléna Manson
- Lucien Raimbourg
- Christian Barbier
Director
- Jacques Boigelot
Timeless
1h 40min
FRENCH
This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.
This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.
Cast & Crew
Director
Jacques Boigelot
Cast
Georges Poujouly
Cast
Arlette Schreiber
Cast
Claire Wauthion
Cast
Héléna Manson
Cast
Lucien Raimbourg
Cast
Christian Barbier