Emile Degelin
Emile Degelin 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 1969 film Palaver was entered into the 6th [Moscow International Film Festival]. His final film, De ooggetuige, won the audience prize at the Flanders [International Film Festival Ghent|Ghent Film Festival] in 1995.
He is seen as one of the pioneers and founders of the Belgian film. Degelin died on 20 May 2017 at his home in Kessel-Lo, a borough of Leuven, Belgium.
Selected filmography
- Préhistoire du cinéma
- Si le vent te fait peur (If the Wind Frightens You)
- Sirènes
- La Mort du paysan
- Life and Death in Flanders
- Palaver (film)
- ''Exit 7''