Jean Brismée

Jean Brismée (August 20, 1926 – January 18, 2024) was a Belgian film director, author of documentary and fantasy films, best known for the 1971 cult horror film ''The Devil's Nightmare''.

He was born at , Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium.

He authored about 40 films, but ''The Devil's Nightmare'' was the only full feature film of his.

In 1962 he was among the founders of Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion, a Belgian film school.

He obtained a degree in mathematical sciences from the Free University of Brussels. After that he became passionate in filmmaking and pioneered making educational shorts, starting with ''Le théorème de Pythagore'' (1955, about the Pythagorean theorem).

His short ''Monsieur Plateau'' received an unanimous Special Jury Prize of Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1995 he published the book ''Cinéma: cent ans de cinéma en Belgique''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Film (zwart-wit) gemaakt ter gelegenheid van het 75-jarig bestaan van de BSP. De film begint met een historisch luik waarin de ...

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    By Brismée, Jean, Bettendorf, André, Sentroul, Bob, Delvaux, André, Souffriau, Arsène, Rawoe, Ange, Emile Vandervelde Instituut
    Date 1960
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    Propagandafilm (zwart-wit) voor het Openbaar Onderwijs. De film is opgebouwd rond de commentaartekst, de beelden zijn illustratief. Er wordt gewezen op de ...

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    By Brismée, Jean, Danhieux, Frans, Delvaux, André, Delvaux, André, Cinematografische Dienst van het Ministerie van Openbaar Onderwijs
    Date 1958
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    Promotiefilm (kleur met geluid) over de instelling Heureux Abri in Momignies.
    By Brismée, Jean, Goeffers, André, Urbain, Jacques, Bernier, Jean-Claude
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    Promotiefilm over Prévoyance Sociale (Sociale Voorzorg). De verschillende sociale verwezenlijkingen van de verzekeringsmaatschappij worden in de verf gezet, onder meer ...

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    By Institut Emile Vandervelde, Brismée, Jean, Delvaux, André, Bettendorf, André, Solau, Georges, Petry, Irene, Rawoe, Ange
    Date 1957
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