''Palaver'' is a 1969 Belgian
fantasy film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction f ...
directed by
Emile Degelin
Emile Degelin (16 July 1926 – 20 May 2017) was a Belgian film director and novelist, the director of ''If the Wind Frightens You'' His 1963 film ''Life and Death in Flanders'' was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1 ...
. The film was entered into the
6th Moscow International Film Festival
The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film '' Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the Soviet film ''W ...
.
The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
42nd Academy Awards
The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. For the second year in a row, there was no official host. Awards were presented by seventeen "Friends of Oscar": Bob Hope, John ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Umberto Bettencourt
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Christie Dermie
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Marion Hänsel as Dorpsmeisje
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Jean Kabuta
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Arlette La Haye as Blank meisje
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Grégoire Mulimbi
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Jacques Mulongo
See also
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List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1969 films
1960s fantasy films
1960s Dutch-language films
Belgian fantasy films
Films directed by Emile Degelin
Dutch-language Belgian films
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