The Song of Halewyn (1976)

 

   
 

Het lied van Halewyn / The Song of Halewyn (1976)

" The Song of Halewyn is a commissioned work. A 13 minute episode of a European series based on tales and legends of the Old Continent. The story, which is a weakened version of what it had become through oral traditions was meant to be integrated in an ambitious television project. Thanks to the use of a kind of stained glass aesthetics and materials that have a metallic look for the amours, the film reveals an interesting characteristic: Servais is not inclined to give up creativity simply because this film was a low-budget commission for television. "

-- Abstract from the book Raoul Servais, A Painter-Filmmaker's Journey by Philippe Moins and Jan Temmerman. A writer specializing in animation based in Brussels, Philippe Moins is the founder of the Brussels Festival of Cartoons and Animated Films.

Read "Raoul Servais, An Interview," by Philippe Moins, published in the August 1996 issue of Animation World Magazine.

The works of Raoul Servais are available on video with "Raoul Servais' Animation Collection," available in VHS PAL (European) format only. US$ 24.00 + s&h.


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