Camera Sutra (or the Pale Faces)
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.
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Top Cast
Robbe De Hert
Robbe
Monique Beyns
Tarzan
Freddy Beyns
Freddy
Rufus J. Bonez
Rufus
Frans Smolders
Smolders
Alfred van Kuyk
Hitchcock
Ida Dequeecker
Ida
Danielle Petit-Jean
Nelly
Frieda Pittoors
Frieda
Dirk Everaert
Dirk
Piet Raes
Piet
Guido Van Zieleghem
Guido
Jacques Vandenbergh
Jaak
Rudi van Vlaanderen
Rudi
Reinhilde Decleir
Reinhilde
John Van Gestel
John
Jeanine De Roef
Jeanine
Leo Madder
Leo
Paul Verbraeken
Paul
Dora van der Groen
Moeder van Robbe
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