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Belgium Where Past Meets the Present (1955)

1955 · Short film · 31 min

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This is a 1955, color movie about Belgium, produced by CalTex as part of their public relations outreach. The music is by Paul Gilson and Victor Legley, played by the National Orchestra of Belgium. Featuring the Ghent Oratorio and The Sint Lutgardiskoor of Brugcs. The film was written and produced by veteran photographer and filmmaker Ernest Kleinberg. The movie opens in a quaint Belgian town, horses are carrying wagons, 1:18. Old castles in Belgium, 2:02. Children run through the streets, 2:30. Coal mines and industrial towns are shown, 3:08. A Belgian boatman sails down the river, 4:19. Belgian tradespeople work through the day, 5:00. A Belgian farmer surveys the land, 5:40. Hay is harvested from the field, 6:09. The rivers of Bruges are featured, 6:45. Ancient castles of Bruges are shown, 8:10. A man sailing down the river shows the sites of Belgium, 8:50. Art from Bruges is displayed, 9:40. Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a German painter who moved to Flanders and worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region, and probably spent his childhood in Mainz. He had moved to the Netherlands by 1465 and spent time in the Brussels workshop of Rogier van der Weyden. He was subsequently made a citizen of Bruges, where he became one of the leading artists in which he painted religious works that often-incorporated portraits of his wealthy patrons. Memling's patrons included wealthy burghers (bankers,…

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Running time
31 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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