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The action is set in Flanders
in 1616...
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...when Spanish rule under Philip III
was becoming less oppressive
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The horrors of war, however,
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remained in the memories of
the people of the Low Countries
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The theme is not drawn from history
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The serio-comic narrative is set
in a small town,
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with its canal, its houses
rich in gleaming woodwork
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and its people looking forward
to its carnival
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The film-makers'choice of this
for their setting
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enabled them to draw upon the
art of the great Flemish painters,
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whose works enrich our museums
with their truth and humanity
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It was doubtless because
this film
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added joyous good humour
to its imagination.
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DU CINEMA gave it the highest honour
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Get on with it! The carnival
begins tonight
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FLANDERS AND FREEDOM
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Action 36: blow on the fuse
and open the pan
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Action 37: adjust the fuse
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Wake up, Jef!
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Action 38:
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Take aim
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- What's the matter, Jacob?
- lt's my lumbago.
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Some parade it's going to be
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ls the beef really tender?
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- The customer has no change.
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