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Histoire de Dtective
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Wikipedia article
'Histoire de Dtective' (1929) is the third film by the Belgian director Charles Dekeukeleire. The film belongs to Dekeukeleire's avant-garde period and exudes the influence of the different avant-garde strands in Europe. Besides 'Histoire de Dtective' Dekeukeleire made three other avant-garde films: 'Combat de Boxe' (1927), 'Impatience' (1928) and 'Witte Vlam' (1930).
Plot
Detective T is charged by Madame Jonathan to shadow her husband, Monsieur Jonathan, due to his recent distant and distracted behavior. Monsieur Jonathan's travels lead them from Brussels to the Belgian coast, and to Luxembourg.
Credits
* Director: Charles Dekeukeleire
* Screenplay: Maurice Casteels
* Starring: Pierre Bourgeois (Jonathan)
* Graphics: Victor Servranckx
References
*Storck H., Hommage a Charles Dekeukeleire, Travelling 56-57 (1980), 82 83.
*Theys M., R. Michelems, e.a., De Belgische film. Le cinma Belge. Belgian Film, Gent, 1999.
*Thompson K., (Re)Discovering Charles Dekeukeleire, Millennium Film Journal 7/8/9 (198081). [Online raadpleegbaar op:] *http://www.davidbordwell.net/essays/dekeukeleire.php [13/11/09]
Category:Belgian drama films
Category:1929 films
Category:1920s French-language films
Category:French-language Belgian films
Category:Belgian road movies
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