Camera Sutra (or the Pale Faces)
1973 · 95 min · Drama
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.
- Director
- Robbe De Hert
- Writers
- Robbe De Hert, Frans Huybrechts
- Released
- January 1, 1973
- Language
- Dutch
Cast
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