Charles Gilbert

En 1833, un fermier décide de rejoindre l'armée à la place du fils d'un homme fortuné. Une décision qu'il risque fort de regretter.

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.

En 1860, après la mort de ses parents, Charles Steenfort est promis à une vie monacale. Mais il s'enfuit vers son village natal en compagnie d'Adrienne, une ravissante paysanne dont il est amoureux. Charler et son ami d'enfance, Franz Texel, ouvrent la Brasserie Texel & Steenfort. Mais très vite, les ennuis commencent...