The van Paemel Family

The van Paemel Family

Infobox Film
name = Het Gezin van Paemel
director = Paul Cammermans
producer =
writer = Jan Blokker
starring = Senne Rouffaer
Mark Van Eeghem
Jan Decleir
Chris Boni
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = made for television
runtime = 90 min.
released = 1986
language = Dutch
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"The van Paemel Family" (Dutch: "Het gezin van Paemel") is a 1986 Belgian historic drama directed by Paul Cammermans, based on a play written by Cyriel Buysse.

Plot

The family patriarch Van Paemel is a farmer on baron de Wilde's estate. His mild-mannered son Désire is accidentily 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.


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