Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
26 minutes
1991
HD
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.
Genres Documentary, Drama
Stars Christian Courtois, Alexandre von Sivers, Lémi Cétol, Barbara De Jonghe, Catherine Aymerie
Directors Olivier Smolders, Rémi Hatzfeld, Richard Guerry, Claudine Thyrion, Jean-Pierre Lelong
Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
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