Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Pensées et visions d'une tête coupée1991

Olivier Smolders,Johan Van den Driessche
26m
January 1, 1991 · Belgium

Overview

The theme of death is heavily interwoven in Smolder’s surreal salute to Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz, a Hieronymus Bosch-type artist whose work centered on humans in various stages in torment, as depicted in expansive canvases with gore galore. Smolders has basically taken a standard documentary and chopped it up, using quotes from the long-dead artist, and periodic statements by a historian (Smolders) filling in a few bits of Wiertz’ life.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1991
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: Belgium
Production: Les Films du Scarabée,Les Films de la Boissière
Cast: Lémi Cétol,Alexandre von Sivers,De Pauw Barbara,Christian Courtois,Catherine Aymerie
Director: Olivier Smolders,Johan Van den Driessche
Producer: Claude Miller,Olivier Smolders
Cinematography: Walther van den Ende
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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