Blue Bird (2011 film)

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Blue Bird
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Directed byGust Van Den Berghe
Written by Maurice Maeterlinck
Based on The Blue Bird
1908 play
by Maurice Maeterlinck
Produced byTomas Leyers
StarringBafiokadie Potey
Tene Potey
CinematographyHans Bruch Jr.
Edited byDavid Verdurme
Music by Michelino Bisceglia
Release date
  • 18 May 2011 (2011-05-18)(Cannes)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench

Blue Bird is a 2011 Belgian drama film directed by Gust Van Den Berghe, based on the 1908 play by Maurice Maeterlinck. [1] The film was shot in Togo and won a Special Mention at the 2011 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent. [2] The film was also screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. [3]

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References

  1. Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 71. ISBN   978-1908215017.
  2. "Blue Bird". flandersimage. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "Sélection 2011". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.