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Camera Sutra (or the Pale Faces) (1973)
Directed by Robbe De Hert
Drama · 1h 35m
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.
Cast
Robbe De Hert
Frieda Pittoors
Crew
- Director
- Robbe De Hert
- Writer
- Robbe De Hert, Frans Huybrechts
- Editor
- Guido Henderickx, Magda Reypens
- Producer
- Paul De Vree, Patrick Le Bon
Details
- Original title
- Camera sutra (of de bleekgezichten)
- Release date
- 1973-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- NL
- Spoken languages
- Dutch
- Countries
- Belgium
- Production
- Cinécentrum N.V., Fugitive Cinema Holland, Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België)