GME Gem 20: HENRI STORCK - SCENES OF SUMMER BY THE SEA

Henri Storck (Ostend 1907 - Brussels 1999) lived through the whole history of cinema, passing from silent to sound, and from experimental to lyrical documentary. He is recognised as a pioneer of Belgian cinema and a key figure in documentary. An eyewitness of his times, he made socially engaged films, but also poetic and experimental short films, films on art and a fiction feature. His body of work consists of 70 films, including a series of accounts, presented on this Blue-ray/DVD edition, on his native city of Ostend of which he was the chronicler and which remained, for him, the Queen of beaches.

HENRI STORCK: IMAGES D'OSTENDE - THE OSTEND FILMS contains eight extraordinary films by Henri Storck (all included in the award winning Il Cinema Ritrovato, 2013, Best Box Set). To order these films for institutional use call: 212.280.8654 or click here for information on ordering by fax, e-mail or post.