Nationality: Belgian
Robbe De Hert was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, producer, and multifaceted filmmaker widely regarded as the enfant terrible of Flemish cinema for his politically charged, experimental, and socially committed work. Born Robin François De Hert in England in 1942, he relocated to Belgium after World War II and entered the film industry at age 20, initially gaining recognition through short films and work as a cameraman before co-founding the influential Antwerp-based collective Fugitive Cinema in 1966.
Through Fugitive Cinema, De Hert helped pioneer an alternative film culture in Flanders during the 1960s and 1970s, emphasizing collectivist nonconformity and producing critical, formally innovative works that blended archival footage, documentary, and fiction elements to address political and social themes inspired by movements such as May 1968. Notable early films include Camera Sutra (1973), S.O.S. Fonske (1968), and A Funny Thing Happened on my Way to Golgotha (1968), while he also contributed significantly to film distribution and exhibition by establishing alternative catalogues and venues like Studio 2001 and the King Kong cultural center to promote non-commercial and oppositional cinema.
In later decades, De Hert expanded into more narrative feature filmmaking while maintaining his distinctive satirical edge, directing acclaimed works such as Blueberry Hill (1989), Brylcreem Boulevard (1995), and Gaston's War (1997). He remained an outspoken figure in Belgian cinema until his death in Antwerp in 2020.
2 MOVIES IN DISTRIBUTION
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO GOLGOTHA
1967 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 6' 00 / 45 € distribution: DCP on server or Digital file on server |
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TWEE KEER 2 OGEN - Deux fois 2 yeux
1963 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 6' 00 / 45 € distribution: DCP on server or Digital file on server |