Movies by Charles Dekeukeleire

Le capiage
Short documentary on the wool industry.
A Detective Story
This story is built up with filmed documents in an experimental fashion.

White Flame
The original screenplay told the story of a young man from the countryside with a city education: a boorish, violent character filled with a desperate, purely urban unease. Dekeukeleire transformed him into a butcher who commits an act of rebellion during a political demonstration at the foot of the Yser Tower (with authentic images of the 1930 meeting) which is being suppressed brutally by the authorities. White Flame secretes a drifting air of unreality straight out of Buñuel, born out of 'carnal' close-ups and an editing style which owes ...

Over de jaargetijden heen

Visions of Lourdes
Charles Dekeukeleire, then a questioning Catholic, was spurred into making this documentary on a pilgrimage with the Catholic Young Workers’ Movement. The director’s approach is one of critical reflection; A film emotional and fervent, even acerbic.
In het land van Thijl Uilenspiegel
The Song of the Linen
Government ordered Industrial short documentary on the production of linen.
Open signalen
A short documentary funded by the Belgian Ministry for foreign affairs showing the manufacturing and transportation of Belgian locomotives.
Beelden van de arbeid
Short documentary showing the chain of production in Belgium.
Prestaties
A short government funded industrial documentary showing the hard work and craftsmanship of labourers in the leather industry that otherwise goes unnoticed, (deserving as much attention as the exploits of a famous boxer).
About the Flowers
Short documentary about the Gentse Floralien.
Plant of Ford Motor Company - Antwerp
Short documentary on the Antwerp Ford Motor Company plant.

Le Cuir
Short documentary about the Belgian leather industry.