Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
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Key crew
- Robbe De HertWriter
- Frans HuybrechtsWriter
- Robbe De HertDirector
Cast
- Robbe De HertRobbe
- Monique BeynsTarzan
- Freddy BeynsFreddy
- Rufus J. BonezRufus
- Frans SmoldersSmolders
- Alfred van KuykHitchcock
- Ida DequeeckerIda
- Danielle Petit-JeanNelly
- Frieda PittoorsFrieda
- Dirk EveraertDirk
- Piet RaesPiet
- Guido Van ZieleghemGuido
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Themes
docudrama