White Flame

Overview

The original screenplay told the story of a young man from the countryside with a city education: a boorish, violent character filled with a desperate, purely urban unease. Dekeukeleire transformed him into a butcher who commits an act of rebellion during a political demonstration at the foot of the Yser Tower (with authentic images of the 1930 meeting) which is being suppressed brutally by the authorities. White Flame secretes a drifting air of unreality straight out of Buñuel, born out of 'carnal' close-ups and an editing style which owes a great deal to Soviet films of that period.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1930

Original language

Dutch

Countries

Netherlands

Production

PDK

Cast

Willem Rombauts

Director

Charles Dekeukeleire

Writer

Willem Rombauts

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0230977