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LORSQUE LE BATEAU DE LÉON M. DESCENDIT LA MEUSE POUR LA PREMIÈRE FOIS

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Belgium, 1979
Documentary, Short
  • 4040 minutes

Synopsis

This early poetic documentary follows the 1960 general strike in Belgium’s Meuse River industrial region by juxtaposing archival footage of the events against interviews with locals who recount their memories of the strike and the labor union and government response.

Synopsis

This early poetic documentary follows the 1960 general strike in Belgium’s Meuse River industrial region by juxtaposing archival footage of the events against interviews with locals who recount their memories of the strike and the labor union and government response.