Directing
Edith Kiel
Born June 30, 1904 · Berlin, Germany
Died September 12, 1993 · aged 89
Edith Kiel (1904–1993) was a German‑Belgian screenwriter, film editor, director, and producer who played a key role in the early development of Flemish sound cinema. She was born on 30 June 1904 in Berlin and died on 12 September 1993 in Belgium. She began her career at the German film studio UFA before meeting filmmaker Jan Vanderheyden, with whom she formed both a lifelong partnership and one o…
Known For
The Blue Angel · 1930The Blue Angel
★ 7.31930
MovieDrama
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
Antwerp Through and Through · 1953Antwerp Through and Through
★ 9.01953
MovieComedy
Smugglers try to ship their products via Pol Knol, a trader in medical products. Due to circumstances, the package remains on Mr Knol's desk. The smugglers think that Pol has deliberately withheld it. They come to pay him a "visit."
Villain princess · 1956Villain princess
★ 7.01956
MovieComedy
The film follows the spirited press photographer Jo Markus (played by Denise De Weerdt), who works for an Antwerp weekly magazine. Nicknamed "The Princess" because of her aristocratic mother, she teams up with two bumbling friends (De Woodpeckers, Jef and Cois Cassiers) to not only bring a gang of thieves to justice but also discover love along the way..
The Mockingbird · 1954The Mockingbird
★ 10.01954
MovieComedy
Folk comedy about a market vendor who happens to have a double who's a doctor causing the necessary confusion.
Whitey · 1934Whitey
★ 7.81934
MovieComedy
The first movie version, from the age of black & white, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character: a smart but naughty farmhand's son whose eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe.
The Bargee District · 1953The Bargee District
★ 7.41953
MovieComedy
In the heart of the Schipperskwartier, a grocery store and a café sit side by side, run by two inseparable friends, Jef and Rik. Rik, a widower, has three spirited children who can only be kept in line by Anneke, the ever-patient housekeeper. Wanting to see his friend happily remarried, Jef places an ad in the newspaper seeking potential brides. Two women respond, but Rik refuses to meet them himself. Undeterred, Jef takes it upon himself to investigate…
De wonderdoktoor · 1936De wonderdoktoor
★ 9.01936
MovieComedy
Steven Martens wants to establish himself as the village doctor. His cousin Boone, a cunning farmer, manages to persuade Steven to act as a "miracle doctor." This earns him an extensive clientele. Steven refuses to marry Marietje, the mayor's daughter. This prompts the angry village potentate to launch an investigation into Steven's qualifications. The young doctor is, of course, cleared of any wrongdoing, but the villagers feel betrayed and stop visiting him.
Music in the Harbour · 1937Music in the Harbour
★ 7.01937
MovieComedyCrime
Frits and Jef are mates on a ship and have been friends for long. Frits, who is the steward, is also engaged to Jef's sister Marieke. When the two men disembark in Antwerp, their birth town, Frits realizes to his shock that a drug runner has hidden his contraband in his baggage. He informs the police at once and starts his own investigation...
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