Mira of de teleurgang van de Waterhoek

Summary

In 1927 the Flemish author, Stijn Streuvels (1871-1969) wrote a story rich in action and dramatic incident. lts theme was fear of anything new and unknown. His famous compatriot, Hugo Claus, used this as the basis for his script for Fons Rademakers' film. Not only the heroine, Mira, but also the Flemish countryside is strikingly present.

Mira is unconcerned, free and unprejudiced. Life, for her, means changing and renewing. She does not want to tie herself to anyone. In sharp contrast to this attitude is the small village of Waterhoek, an isolated hamlet on the Schelt river. Plans to build a bridge over the river are seen as a threat to the traditional life by villagers. ln order to maintain their 'safe' isolation, they stop at nothing. lnstead, the villagers learn that evolution, symbolised in the figure of Mira, can never be halted.

Often Iyrical images and music by Georges Delerue add to the appeal of this Belgian-Dutch co-production.

Information

original title
Mira of de teleurgang van de Waterhoek
alternative title
Mira
De teleurgang van de Waterhoek
production year
1971
censorship date
01-02-1971
first screening
04-03-1971
country
Belgium, Netherlands
geographical names
category
Fiction
applicant inspection
original distributor
production company
production company

Crew

Technical notations

runtime
95
original length
2608
censorship length
2608
sound
Sound
colour
Colour
format
35mm

Resources

Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; N179)
Johan J. Vincent, Naslagwerk over de Vlaamse film: ('Het Leentje'), Brussel 1986
Marianne Thys (ed.), Belgian Cinema - Le Cinéma Belge - De Belgische film, Gent-Amsterdam (1999), p. 484

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