Synopsis
Antwerp, 1978. The “Ancienne Belgique” concert hall presents a new revue every week. A long time ago Edith Piaf, Louis Armstrong and Josephine Baker attracted crowds. Now local artists perform musical acts, dance, sketches and conjurer’s acts. That’s entertainment on the banks of the river Scheldt.
But behind the scenes and in the dressing rooms, life is not always easy. Ambition and envy sometimes prevail as competition among the artists is fierce. This is all the more the case as one concert hall after another is compelled to close its doors for lack of audience. The main competitor is television. Not only does it keep audiences at home, but many artists and musicians are leaving the theatre to start working for television out of sheer necessity….
Info
Broadcaster
één
On air
2010
Genre
Drama
Duration
6 episodes x 50'
Director
Indra Siera
Screenplay
Peter Van den Begin
Stany Crets
Producer
Peter Bouckaert
Erwin Provoost
Gunter Schmid
Cast
Peter Van den Begin
Stany Crets
Els Dottermans
Warre Borgmans
Arnold Willems
Kristin Van Pellicom
Viviane De Muynck
Ben Van den Heuvel
Charlotte Dommershausen
Synopsis
Antwerp, 1978. The “Ancienne Belgique” concert hall presents a new revue every week. A long time ago Edith Piaf, Louis Armstrong and Josephine Baker attracted crowds. Now local artists perform musical acts, dance, sketches and conjurer’s acts. That’s entertainment on the banks of the river Scheldt.
But behind the scenes and in the dressing rooms, life is not always easy. Ambition and envy sometimes prevail as competition among the artists is fierce. This is all the more the case as one concert hall after another is compelled to close its doors for lack of audience. The main competitor is television. Not only does it keep audiences at home, but many artists and musicians are leaving the theatre to start working for television out of sheer necessity….
