(Kasper in de Onderwereld)

Content: In this atmospheric psychological drama by Jef van der Heyden, concert pianist Kasper Bertheim lives under psychiatric care in Geel, haunted by the memory of a woman he believes has vanished into the underworld. After witnessing a funeral, he leaves his foster home and wanders through a surreal cityscape that seems suspended between life and death. Along the way, he encounters workers, drifters, priests and other outsiders who guide him deeper into his obsessive search. Adapted from a novel by Hubert Lampo, the film blends psychological drama with magical realism, creating an ambiguous world where madness, grief and imagination merge, and where it remains uncertain whether Kasper’s visions are delusions or glimpses of another reality.

Countries:

Belgium

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

92 minutes

Year:

1979

Directors:

Jef van der Heyden

Production companies:

Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België),

Films Van de Velde P.V.B.A.

Actors:

Kasper

Euridice

Dokter Molenaar

Simon

Leentje

Crews:

Director

Assistant Director

Script

Writer

Writer