Kasper in the Underworld

The story

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.

Cast

J Jos HoubenKasper A Annelies VaesEuridice L Leo HaeltermanDokter Molenaar C Charles JanssensSimon A Anita KoninckLeentje S Suzanne SaerensAlix L Lieve BerensProstituée G Gaston VandermeulenBenedictus P Piet BergersVoorzitter A Ann PetersenVrouw van de voorzitter M Marieke van LeeuwenVerloofde van de secretaris R Rosemarie BergmansVrouw in geel

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R Rik BravenboerMan met seinslag J Joris ColletStakingsleider M Max SchnurStaker B Bernard VerheydenStaker L Loet HanekrootPriester-arbeider M Manu VerrethJonathan