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.
Writer: Robbe De Hert
Writer: Frans Huybrechts
Director: Robbe De Hert
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
