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La Kermesse héroïque [videorecording - DVD] / a film by Jacques Feyder - London : BFI, 2008 - 1 videodisc (109 mins.) : b&w., sd., ; 4 3/4 in.

This tongue-in-cheek farce is set in an early seventeenth century Flemish town facing invasion by the Spanish army. Foreseeing carnage and rape, the mayor plays dead in the hope that the fearsome occupiers will respect the townspeople's mourning and bypass the town. However, his far more courageous and sophisticated wife takes control of the situation and organized the townswomen to greet the invaders and preserve the peace with their womanly wiles




DVD


French with English subtitles

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Satire

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comedy--Feature.
War films and programs.