Camera Sutra (or the Pale Faces)

Camera sutra (of de bleekgezichten)

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.

Screenplay

Robbe De Hert

Screenplay

Frans Huybrechts

Director

Robbe De Hert

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1973

Original language

Dutch