Camera Sutra (or the Pale Faces)

Overview

The Herts Camera Sutra or The Palefaces (1973) is a militant and visually fragmented critique of Belgian bourgeois society, blending documentary collage with semi-autobiographical fiction. De Hert attacks the distractions of nationalism, religion, and popular culture while exposing capitalism, social injustice, and postcolonial exploitation. The film’s second half shifts to a disillusioned group of rebellious youths, revealing the uncertainty and emotional paralysis behind revolutionary ideals. Both politically fierce and deeply self-questioning, the film captures the tension between radical ambition and powerlessness.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1973

Original language

Dutch

Spoken languages

Dutch

Countries

Netherlands

Production

Ministerie van Nederlandse Kultuur,Cinécentrum N.V.,Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België),Fugitive Cinema Holland

Cast

Reinhilde Decleir,Dirk Everaert,Jacques Vandenbergh,Robbe De Hert,Ida Dequeecker,Guido Van Zieleghem,Paul Verbraeken,Monique Beyns,Leo Madder,Frieda Pittoorsand 11 more

Director

Robbe De Hert

Writer

Robbe De Hert,Frans Huybrechts

Producer

Paul De Vree,Patrick Le Bon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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