Paul Meyer

Déjà s'envole la fleur maigre

Paul Meyer

Domenico Mescolini, Valentino Gentili

A diverse group of people from different nationalities struggle to earn a living in a Belgian coal-mining town. Hoping to find a better life, the dreams are shattered when coal prices hit an all-time low and production wipes out the main industry and livelihood of the workers.

Kind van de zon

René van Nie

Josée Ruiter, Dora van der Groen

The story of a young woman with mental problems told in a non-chronological fashion.

Vroeger kon je lachen

Bert Haanstra

Simon Carmiggelt, Kees Brusse

Eight newspaper-columns by Dutch writer Simon Carmiggelt were turned into a film in honor of his 70st birthday.

Verbrande Brug

Guido Henderickx

Jan Decleir, Doris Arden

In the Belgian hamlet of Verbrande Brug, former lovers Monique and Louis reconnect at a carnival, stirring up drama with their current partners.

Geen paniek

Ko Koedijk

Rijk de Gooyer, Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.

Gedenkboek voor Egmont

Paul Meyer

Against a backdrop of Gaasbeek castle, the residence of the Count of Egmont, Meyer pays homage to a desire for freedom and a zest for life. The desire for freedom behind the Netherlands' resistance to the Inquisition and the repressive politics of Philipp II and the zest for life shown by the people of the Netherlands. Goethe's text is a fitting accompaniment to this ode to freedom and justice and against cruelty and oppression.

Klinkaart

Paul Meyer

During her first day at work in a brickworks near Antwerp at the beginning of the last century, a teenage girl first faces harassment by the boys who work there and then, at the end of the day, she is forced to allow the boss to exercise his "droit de seigneur".

Juan Jimenez. Séquence d'un film

Paul Meyer

Paul Meyer, an archivist who was always fascinated by his contemporaries, dedicates 8 episodes of the television series Ce pain quotidien to the immigration of foreign workers into Belgium. This series endeavours to touch on all aspects of immigration. In it we discover, among other things, the story of Juan Jiménez, a young man from Andalucía who leaves for Belgium in search of work. The clip shown here is a montage made by Meyer to introduce the series. We find out about Juan's youth and his passage to adulthood on the back of a mule.