Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

Overview

In Pieter Bruegel's painting, "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," the fall of the god, Icarus, passes unnoticed on earth. The farmers continue to work the land and the boats sail on. As William Carlos Williams later wrote in his poem of the same name, "a once mighty god becomes a little splash quite unnoticed." In Chris Sullivan's version, Icarus becomes Ray, an aging priest whose congregation is dwindling as fast as his sanity. As Ray's condition deteriorates, society fails to notice or care.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 8, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Director

Chris Sullivan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0130071