Old Belgium - Complete Series - 3-DVD Box Set ( Oud België ) ( Ancienne Belgique )

Old Belgium - Complete Series - 3-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Oud België
Alternate Title: Ancienne Belgique
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
330 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Indra Siera

Written By:
Stany Crets
Peter Van den Begin

Actors:
Peter Van den Begin ..... Marcel (6 episodes, 2010)
Stany Crets ..... Willy (6 episodes, 2010)
Kristine Van Pellicom ..... Lucienne (6 episodes, 2010)
Arnold Willems ..... Leonard (6 episodes, 2010)
Warre Borgmans ..... Jack (6 episodes, 2010)
Els Dottermans ..... José (6 episodes, 2010)
Viviane de Muynck ..... Germaine (6 episodes, 2010)
Ben Van den Heuvel ..... Eddy (6 episodes, 2010)
Charlotte Dommershausen ..... Anna (6 episodes, 2010)
Frieda Pittoors ..... Lisette Leonard (6 episodes, 2010)
Geert Van Rampelberg ..... Leonard Junior (6 episodes, 2010)
Dorothy Wuyts ..... Angèle (6 episodes, 2010)
Bob Snijers ..... Herman (5 episodes, 2010)
Aida Mussach ..... Julie (5 episodes, 2010)
Jasmine Sendar ..... Marielis (5 episodes, 2010)
Eva van der Gucht ..... Alice (4 episodes, 2010)
Hilde Van Haesendonck ..... Yvonne Meulemans (4 episodes, 2010)
Peter Vandevelde ..... Mario Bonanza (4 episodes, 2010)
Victor Peeters ..... Ober Roger (4 episodes, 2010)
Tom De Wispelaere ..... Voice over (4 episodes, 2010)
Julienne De Bruyn ..... Mevrouw Lemanhieu / ... (3 episodes, 2010)
Jos Verbist ..... Roland (3 episodes, 2010)
Norman Baert ..... Pol (3 episodes, 2010)
Johan van Assche ..... Burgemeester Robert (3 episodes, 2010)
Jos Geens ..... Garagist Staf / ... (2 episodes, 2010)
Ludo Busschots ..... René Michaux (2 episodes, 2010)
Herman Boets ..... Brandweercommandant (2 episodes, 2010)
Fabrice Delecluse ..... Johnny Mustang (2 episodes, 2010)
David Dermez ..... Gaston (2 episodes, 2010)

Synopsis:

Late 70s. The revue theatre Ancienne Belgique in Antwerp nearly has a future left, but director Leonard will not admit it. The artists and performers do not know this and try to solve their own problems. Marcel (orchestra leader), Willy (the flower shop comedian) and Jack (the producer with his stubborn character) their problems increase and everyone is sucked into the downward spiral...

Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Episode #1.1
Original Air Date-3 January 2010
It's the late 70's. The 'Oud Belgie' vaudeville theater is no longer able to survive in the age of television, but general manager Leonard stubbornly keeps trying to postpone the inevitable by any means possible.
Season 1, Episode 2: Episode #1.2
Original Air Date-10 January 2010
Marcel is asked for diner at José en Willy's. He gets to know more about 'the mainstay of society'. Schepene Meulemans has big plans for AB. With the arrival of 'the Dutch', the rumors start. Jack wants to engage two new dancers to replace Alice. The other dancers aren't too happy with this.
Season 1, Episode 3: Episode #1.3
Original Air Date-17 January 2010
General manager Leonard keeps fighting against city hall. They make his life ever more difficult. Marcel tells Willy a masterly plan. Unlike Willy and Marcel, Lucienne doesn't like the arrival of Julie and Marielis. José's trust in the flower shop and her husband is fading. Marcel gets a lucrative proposal from Junior and Germaine decides to take a long earned holiday.
Season 1, Episode 4: Episode #1.4
Original Air Date-24 January 2010
General manager Leonard is put under more and more pressure. He drags his wife and son down with him. It seems Marcel has luck with love, but not so much in the game. Willy finds himself in a heavy midlife crises and neglects almost everything. Germaine takes a leave from Oud België. Lucienne does a not so nice discovery. Jack lights the fuse.
Season 1, Episode 5: Episode #1.5
Original Air Date-31 January 2010
Leonard searches for a last straw. It comes to a severe conflict between Willy and Marcel. Jack gets caught. Anna does a not so nice discovery. Marcel agrees to Junior's proposal. There is news from the 'Black Forest'.
Season 1, Episode 6: Episode #1.6
Original Air Date-7 February 2010
The closing of Oud België is inevitable. The ship is sinking and even the orchestra isn't playing anymore. Marcel and Willy try to get their friendship back on the rails. General manager Leonard undergoes a last blow. Marcel's future will be different from what he was expecting. Willy and José want to pick up their lives again.

A story about the death struggle of the Flemish vaudeville theaters in the late 70's, when television was at the height of its popularity.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 March, 2010.

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