Stefan Themerson en de taal

Overview

Stefan Themerson plays himself in the role of a poet who accuses political and religious leaders of stealing the tools of his trade. His goal is to expose the demagogues as thieves. A researcher launches an investigation and discovers that the poet is unwilling to take back hidden contaminated tools. He (the poet) has devised a method to reveal the reality behind the poem. He wants to strip the words of their associations, sever their ties to the past, scrub them clean of their dictionary definitions. He calls his method Semantic Poetry.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1976

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Dutch

Countries

Netherlands

Cast

Otto Klap,K.S. Stoelmann-Leysner,Nick Boersen,Stefan Themerson,K. Schippers

Director

Erik van Zuylen

Writer

Erik van Zuylen,Stefan Themerson

Producer

Erik van Zuylen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt15428250