Marc Didden (born 28 July 1949) is a

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. He and his family moved to

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when he was age 2. He grew up in Brussels and studied Film Direction and

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there. Didden was rock journalist and critic for the Flemish magazine

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for many years, before he started directing movies in the 1980s.

Filmography

As director * '' Brussels By Night'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Sailors don't cry'' (1988) * '' Mannen maken plannen'' (1993) * ''

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'' (short film) As actor * '' Het Sacrament'' (1989) - Gigi

TV

* '' Tip Toe Thru The Tulips'' (1994), with

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* '' 't Bolleken'' (1988)

Bibliography

* '' May I Quest You an Askion'' (2000) * '' Enkele Interviews'' (1980)

External links

* 1949 births Living people Belgian film directors Belgian film actors Belgian journalists Male journalists Flemish journalists Belgian music critics People from Hamont-Achel {{Belgium-film-director-stub