 The 1980s however saw a break with the tradition of the 60s and 70s, which was increasingly perceived as too stagy or otherwise preoccupied with rural dramas, giving rise to more personal and gritty filmmaking, led by people such as Marc Didden ("Brussels by Night") and Robbe De Hert ("Blueberry Hill", "Brylcream Boulevard").1985 however saw the release of the ambitious but spectacular failure "De Leeuw van Vlaanderen", written and directed by Hugo Claus, after Hendrik Conscience's novel.Belgian acclaim in animation continued with an Academy Award for best animated short in 1987 with "A Greek Tragedy", by Nicole van Goethem.