Movie Description
De Vlaschaard
(1983)Overview
In a part of Flanders where flax is the main crop, farmer Vermeulen rules his estate like an 'old school' patriarch, stern and authoritarian, nobody else's word is ever taken seriously, just scolded fools, he rather risks being wrong then considering any advice. His marriage is based on a grim understanding: the wife Barbele accepts his heartless manner with everyone, even their studious, smart, healthy, studly son and heir Louis, but his two silly sisters are spoiled with a pointless fancy nunnery boarding school education fit for the upper classes. Farm-life is hard enough, laboring without machines or reliable weather, but this year the stubborn master made it even worse by picking the riskier, badly drained field and sowing later then his neighbors, even when luck turns he'll fetch a lower price for it. Poor practically perfect Louis is granted neither praise, respect nor any pleasure, however hard and well he slaves, obedient like the hired farmhands although well-read. Even ...
Featured Crew
- Director : Jan Gruyaert
- Producer : Jan van Raemdonck
- Editor : Susana Rossberg
- Cast : Vic Moeremans,Dora van der Groen,René van Sambeek,Gusta Gerritsen,Max Schnur,Dries Wieme,Dirk Celis,Daan Hugaert,Mark Peeters,Mieke De Groote,Ilse Uytterlinden,Marcelle Uytterlinden,Lien Smolders,Alice Toen,Juliette Van de Sompel,Karin Jacobs,Jos Geens,Juliette De Witte,Mirte van Heusden,Benthe Forrer
Cast
boer Vermeulen
Barbele
Louis
Schellebelle
Doorken de slijter
Poortere
Bert
Jan
Hugo
Martha
Fietje
Sofie
Tale
Netje
Trees
Stafke
Hantje
Anne
Louise
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Facts
Original TitleDe Vlaschaard
Status Released
Release Information
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1983-07-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 25m
Budget₹ 900000
Production CompaniesKunst en Kino N.V.,Ciné-Vista,Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Genres
- Drama
