Silent Bruges
5.8
Hugues cannot get over the untimely death of his wife Blanche, who made him happy for ten years. He lives alone in his house in Bruges, a city he would like to be dead like his wife. The sorrowful widower has transformed the place he lives in into a shrine dedicated to his beloved wife. One day, he meets Jeanne, a ballet dancer, who looks like Blanche.
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Cast
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Idwig Stephane
Hugues Viane
Known for
Just a Question of Love
The Butterfly
Magda Lesage
Blanche / Jeanne
Also in
Peasant Psalm
Roland Verhavert
Idwig Stéphane
Hugues Viane
Ludo Troch
Also in
Istanbul
Sailors Don't Cry
Théodore Louis
Herbert Flack
Biechtvader
Known for
Flodder
Daens
Walther van den Ende
Georges Rodenbach
Moy Vinckier
Blanche Viane/Jeanne Marchal
Also in
Pallieter
Chris Boni
Rosalie
Also in
Thuis
Wildebeest
Caroline Vlerick
Bloemenmeisje
Also in
The End of the Journey
Roland Verhavert Director · Théodore Louis Screenplay Walther van den Ende Cinematographer
First release March 10, 1981 · Produced in Belgium, Netherlands · Production Visie Filmproduktie
Production
Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België)
Production
Visie Filmproduktie
Production
Belgium · Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
Brugge, die stille
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Belgium · March 10, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 10, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
March 16, 2006 · DVD premiere
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