Henri Storck Movies

  • 1932
    Story of the Unknown Soldier

    Story of the Unknown Soldier

    Story of the Unknown Soldier

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    Built from 1928 newsreels—the year 60 nations vowed to outlaw war—Storck’s razor-edged montage mocks the era’s...

    Story of the Unknown Soldier
  • 2004
    Ostende 1930

    Ostende 1930

    Ostende 1930

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    Film edited and directed by Luc de Heusch using images never used that Henri Storck turned in Ostend in 1930 while he was "cinégraphiste" of...

    Ostende 1930
  • 1932
    Outside the Border of the Camera

    Outside the Border of the Camera

    Outside the Border of the Camera

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    A montage of images from newsreels; Storck's edit contains comical, poignant, even chilling juxtapositions.

    Outside the Border of the Camera
  • 1938
    The Boss is Dead

    The Boss is Dead

    The Boss is Dead

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    A day-of record of 30 December 1938 as Belgium mourns Emile Vandervelde—“the Boss”—with massed corteges, banners, and...

    The Boss is Dead
  • 1949
    Crossroads of Life

    Crossroads of Life

    Crossroads of Life

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    An UN produced French documentary attempting to illustrate the many causes of juvenile delinquency with particular reference to adverse environmental...

    Crossroads of Life
  • 1932
    Dainah the Mixed

    Dainah the Mixed

    Dainah the Mixed

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    After three weeks and a long, hot voyage across the Pacific, an ocean liner finally arrives at its destination, Ecuador. That evening, the event is...

    Dainah the Mixed
  • 1929
    Daytrippers

    Daytrippers

    Daytrippers

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    A silent seaside vignette from Henri Storck: weekenders (“day-trippers”) descend on the Belgian coast for brief escape—bathing...

    Daytrippers
  • 1952
    The Open Window

    The Open Window

    The Open Window

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    One of the first European films commissioned by the countries that signes the Brussels treaty and filmed in the museums of Brussels, Amsterdam,...

    The Open Window
  • 1936
    Houses of Poverty

    Houses of Poverty

    Houses of Poverty

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    Henri Storck’s militant short on Depression-era Belgium, set in Walloon slums on the outskirts of a prosperous city. Staged vignettes expose...

    Houses of Poverty
  • 1931
    Summer by the Sea

    Summer by the Sea

    Summer by the Sea

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    A lyrical promotion of Belgium’s North Sea coast that alternates teeming promenades and playful beach games with elegant seafront vistas; shot...

    Summer by the Sea
  • 1945
    Meeting of Artists

    Meeting of Artists

    Meeting of Artists

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    A family film, a short summer film, made to record the joy of being together. But what a family! Léon Spilliaert, Paul Delvaux, Edgar Tytgat...

    Meeting of Artists
  • 1930
    Herring Fishers

    Herring Fishers

    Herring Fishers

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    Departing Ostend for the North Sea grounds, a fishing boat casts its herring nets until a drift into French waters prompts a boarding by the coast...

    Herring Fishers
  • 1985
    Permeke

    Permeke

    Permeke

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    When Anna, a twenty-eight-year-old photographer, is put in charge of a report on the restoration works at The Ostend Museum of Modern Art, she...

    Permeke
  • 1929
    For Your Beautiful Eyes

    For Your Beautiful Eyes

    For Your Beautiful Eyes

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    "Pour vos beaux yeux" (For Your Beautiful Eyes) is an eight-minute surrealist short by Henri Storck, conceived from an idea by Félix Labisse....

    For Your Beautiful Eyes
  • 1931
    Ostend, Queen of Seaside Resorts

    Ostend, Queen of Seaside Resorts

    Ostend, Queen of Seaside Resorts

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    A montage drawn from 35 reports Henri Storck filmed in 1930 as the city’s official cinegraphiste. The film celebrates Ostend as a place of joy...

    Ostend, Queen of Seaside Resorts
  • 1935
    Le Trois-Mâts Mercator

    Le Trois-Mâts Mercator

    Le Trois-Mâts Mercator

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    Le Trois-Mâts Mercator
  • 1930
    Pleasure Trips

    Pleasure Trips

    Pleasure Trips

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    The beach and the bathers, poses and gestures. A series of sketches and portraits, little touches that build up into a wry, affectionate portrait of...

    Pleasure Trips
  • 1935
    L'île de Pâques

    L'île de Pâques

    L'île de Pâques

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    The first Easter Island documentary, filmed in 1935 when the Belgian naval ship Mercator came to collect Drs. Henri Lavacherry and Alfred...

    L'île de Pâques
  • 1946
    The World of Paul Delvaux

    The World of Paul Delvaux

    The World of Paul Delvaux

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    This was Henri Storck first art documentary, a portrait about the painter, Paul Delvaux.

    The World of Paul Delvaux
  • 1970
    Paul Delvaux or the Forbidden Women

    Paul Delvaux or the Forbidden Women

    Paul Delvaux or the Forbidden Women

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    The second part of "Le monde de Paul Delvaux" (1944/1946)

    Paul Delvaux or the Forbidden Women