Emile Degelin
Emile Degelin | |
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Emile Degelin | |
Born |
Diest, Belgium | 16 July 1926
Died |
20 May 2017 90) Kessel-Lo, Leuven, Belgium | (aged
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | film director, novelist |
Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian film director and novelist, the director of If the Wind Frightens You[1] His 1963 film Life and Death in Flanders was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] His 1969 film Palaver was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.[3] His final film, De ooggetuige, won the audience prize at the Ghent Film Festival in 1995.[4]
He is seen as one of the pioneers and founders of the Belgian film. Degelin died on 20 May 2017 at his home in Kessel-Lo, a borough of Leuven, Belgium.[5]
Selected filmography
- Préhistoire du cinéma (1959)
- Si le vent te fait peur (If the Wind Frightens You) (1960)
- Sirènes (1961)
- La Mort du paysan (1963)
- Life and Death in Flanders (1963)
- Palaver (film) (1969)
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: If the Wind Frightens You". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for Life and Death in Flanders". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ↑ "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ "Belgische filmpionier Emile Degelin overleden". Knack Focus. 2017-05-21.
- ↑ "Le cinéaste Emile Degelin est décédé à Louvain" (in French). RTLInfo.
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