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A 'Soir' Full of Joy is a film of genre War with Francine Vendel

A 'Soir' Full of Joy (1955)

A 'Soir' Full of Joy
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Genres War,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
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Un Soir de Joie (French; literally "An Evening of Joy") is a Belgian comic film, directed by Gaston Schoukens and released in 1955.
The film's plot takes place during the German occupation of Belgium in World War II, and focuses on the so-called Faux Soir, a satirical version of the German controlled newspaper Le Soir ("The Evening [News]") produced by the Belgian Resistance. The film's title is thus a pun, referring both to "An evening of joy", and "a Le Soir of joy". The film includes extensive footage of Brussels in the 1950s, where it was filmed on location.



Marcel Roels, Roger Dutoit, Jean-Pierre Loriot, Victor Guyau, Madeleine Rivière, Jacques Philippet, Francine Vendel all acted in the film.



^ "1954 : Un Soir de joie (Gaston Schoukens)". Le Soir. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

Synopsis

En 1940, dès le début de l'occupation allemande en Belgique, le journal Le Soir cesse de paraître. Il est rapidement repris par des journalistes complaisants à l'égard de l'Occupant. En novembre 1943, un groupe de résistants bruxellois décide de publier un faux numéro du journal, dont les articles tourneront en dérision les Allemands. L'opération est méticuleusement préparée afin de substituer ce faux numéro au journal habituellement distribué en journée.

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