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Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second ‘World Festival of Film and the Arts’ in 1949, organised in part by the Royal Cinematheque of Belgium. To celebrate cinema’s 50 year existence, they put together a side program showcasing the medium in all its shapes and forms: surrealist film, absolute film, dadaist films, abstract film,… The side program would soon become a festival in its own right: ‘EXPRMNTL’, dedicated to experimental cinema, and would become a mythical gathering of the avant-garde…
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How long is EXPRMNTL?
EXPRMNTL has a runtime of 1h 5m (1 hour and 5 minutes).
Who directed EXPRMNTL?
EXPRMNTL was directed by Brecht Debackere and released in 2016.
What genre is EXPRMNTL?
EXPRMNTL is a Documentary film (2016).
Who stars in EXPRMNTL?
The cast of EXPRMNTL includes Jonas Mekas, Agnès Varda, Harun Farocki, Birgit Hein, Jean-Jacques Lebel.
