Avelgem, West Flanders, 1905. A bridge was being built over the river Scheldt, something that the inhabitants of the so-called Waterhoek dreaded, for it meant the end of their own particular way of life. Twenty years after the event, Flemish writer Stijn Streuvels wrote a novel based on this story in which a land surveyor and his assistant got murdered and an engineer fell in love with Mira, the local beauty. The story was adapted by Hugo Claus in 1971 for a friend of his, Dutch director Fons Rademakers. In the role of Mira, the then unknown Willeke Van Ammelrooy who would later become one of the biggest stars in Dutch and Flemish cinema in the 1970s. Among her lovers Jan Decleir in his first feature role and Luc Ponette as the engineer are eagerly chasing Mira who prefers independence and freedom to the comforting situation of the housewife. The film has been one of the most popular hits in the history of Flemish film industry.
CONTENT
Mira 92 min
The Mira Archives (documentary, 37 min.)
Trailer Mira (1971)
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: English, French, Dutch
Format: 16:9
Aspect ratio: 1:65
Regional code: PAL (region free)
Audio: dolby digital 2.0
Cast: Willeke van Ammelrooy ... Mira | Jan Decleir .... Lander | Carlos van Lanckere .... deken Broeke | Luc Ponette .... Maurice Rondeau | Roger Bolders .... Sieper | Mart Gevers .... Manser | Freek de Jonge .... Treute | Charles Janssens .... Snoek | Josephine van Gasteren .... Moeder van Maurice | Fons Rademakers .... Notaris | Romain DeConinck .... Landmeter | Ann Petersen .... Hospita | Ward de Ravet .... Rijkswachter | Lo Gevers | Bert André | Bob Bernaerd | François Bernard | Marc Bober | Willy de Bruyne | Roel D'Haese | Camille D'Have | Frans Denturck | Lo van Hensbergen | André van den Heuvel | Helen Pink | Willy de Swaef | Mark Willems | Jenny Tanghe | Mia Van Roy .... (voice of Willeke van Ammelrooy).