Kasper in the Underworld

Kasper in the Underworld (1979)

Drama

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.

Director: Jef van der Heyden

Casts

	Jos Houben as Kasper
	Annelies Vaes as Euridice
	Leo Haelterman as Dokter Molenaar
	Charles Janssens as Simon
	Anita Koninck as Leentje
	Suzanne Saerens as Alix
	Lieve Berens as Prostituée
	Gaston Vandermeulen as Benedictus
	Piet Bergers as Voorzitter
	Ann Petersen as Vrouw van de voorzitter
	Marieke van Leeuwen as Verloofde van de secretaris
	Rosemarie Bergmans as Vrouw in geel
	Rik Bravenboer as Man met seinslag
	Joris Collet as Stakingsleider
	Max Schnur as Staker
	Bernard Verheyden as Staker
	Loet Hanekroot as Priester-arbeider
	Manu Verreth as Jonathan

Crew