André Delvaux
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André Delvaux 🇧🇪

André Delvaux (Known as "The Master of Magic Realism")
Master Film Director, Pioneer of Belgian Magic Realism, Director of Rendezvous at Bray
Born Mar 21, 1926 🇧🇪 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium
Passed Away Oct 04, 2002 Valencia, Spain
Lifespan 76 years old
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"Cinema is the border territory where reality and the dream state whisper to one another without subtitles."

Archival Overview

The father of modern Belgian cinema who pioneered cinematic 'magic realism' in masterpieces including De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen (The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short) and Rendezvous at Bray.

Biographical Record

Studying Germanic philology and law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and piano at the Royal Conservatory, Delvaux directed television documentaries before directing his 1965 feature debut De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen, based on Johan Daisne's novel.

His haunting films, including Un soir, un train (1968, starring Yves Montand) and Rendez-vous à Bray (1971), created an unmistakable Belgian aesthetic where mundane everyday reality seamlessly blended with dreams, memory, and supernatural mystery. The Magritte Awards of Belgian cinema were established in his honor.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Forest Communal Cemetery
Forest (Brussels), Belgium
GPS: 50.8083, 4.3167
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