Underplayed Gems

Life and Death in Flanders (1963)

Life and Death in Flanders poster
Original title
Leven en dood op het land
Directed by
Emile Degelin
Genre
drama film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

How it feels

The film depicts the harsh daily lives and struggles of Flemish farming families in a rural setting. It shows their connection to the land and the unrelenting cycle of work and hardship.

slowearthycontemplativenaturalisticbleakgroundedsomber

What happens

Life and Death in Flanders (Dutch: Leven en dood op het land) is a 1963 Belgian drama film directed by Emile Degelin. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.