Kasper in the Underworld

(1979)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1979

Runtime: 92 мин

Country: Belgium

Director: Jef van der Heyden

Cast: Jos Houben, Annelies Vaes, Leo Haelterman, Charles Janssens, Anita Koninck, Suzanne Saerens, Lieve Berens, Gaston Vandermeulen, Piet Bergers, Ann Petersen

Plot

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.