The van Paemel Family

The van Paemel Family (1986)

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The family patriarch Van Paemel is a farmer on baron de Wilde's estate. His mild-mannered son Désire is accidentally shot during a hunting party on the estate and remains an invalid. Eduard, the eldest son, is a member of the socialist workers' movement and involved in strike actions in the city. Against her father's wishes, his daughter Cordule starts an affair with the poacher Masco. His youngest daughter, Romanie, is forced to work as a domestic servant at the castle, where she is seduced by Maurice, the baron's son and heir, and becomes pregnant. When the youngest son Kamiel also has to leave the farm because he is drafted into the army, the lack of workers on Van Paemel's farm becomes critical. As a result, the family is evicted from their home because they cannot pay the rent. Three of the children emigrate to the USA, one becomes a nun and one dies, until only the farmer and his wife remain.

Director: Paul Cammermans
Writers: Hugo Claus, Paul Cammermans, Jan Blokker.

Casts

	Jan Decleir as Masco
	Frank Aendenboom as Rentmeester
	Senne Rouffaer as Boer Van Paemel
	Camilia Blereau as Danielle
	Chris Boni as Boerin Van Paemel
	Raymond Bossaerts as Kappuyns
	Walter Claessens as Baron De Wilde
	Ronny Waterschoot as Eduard Van Paemel
	Marc Van Eeghem as Kamiel Van Paemel
	Marijke Pinoy as Romanie Van Paemel
	Jos Verbist as Désiré Van Paemel
	Ille Geldhof as Cordule Van Paemel
	Karel Deruwe as Rijkswachter
	Jenny Tanghe as Kokkin
	Andrea Domburg as Barones de Villermont de Wilde
	Thom Hoffman as Maurice de Villermont de Wilde
	Dries Wieme as Pastoor
	Werther van der Sarren as Veldwachter
	Raf Reymen as De St. Siffredeis
	Frans Van De Velde as Pastoor Liekens
	Luc Philips as Deurwaarder
	Viviane de Muynck as Zenobie
	Luc De Wit as Willems
	Marc Peeters as Gewonde man
	Cecile Rigolle as Irma
	Ronnie Commissaris as Kapitein
	Carmen Jonckheere as Secretaresse
	Arnold Willems as Gendarme 1
	Harry De Peuter as Gendarme 2

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