Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
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.
Documentary
Drama
4.2
4 reviewsRuntime: 26 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1991-01-01
Director(s): Olivier Smolders, Johan Van den Driessche
Production: Les Films de la Boissière, Les Films du Scarabée
Languages: French
IMDB: tt0253466
