Released in France as La Kermesse Heroique, Carnival in Flanders is set during the long-ago war between the Dutch and Spanish. A tiny village in Flanders is invaded by Spanish troops. The townsfolk have heard of Spanish cruelties ...

家境富裕的小伙子皮埃尔·穆勒挥霍成性，偷窃家族钱财后被驱逐。他美丽的金发女友习惯了富裕的生活，借故离开了他。于是，他前往摩洛哥参加了外籍军团。然而，他始终难以忘怀其妻，某日，皮埃尔在一小酒馆和容貌与其前女友出奇相似的棕发女子不期而遇……雅克·费代尔操刀的优秀法国电影，不由让人联想起希区柯克的《迷魂记》。