Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Jan 1, 1991

0h 26m

★ 5.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films de la Boissière

Les Films du Scarabée

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Cast

Antoine Wiertz

Christian Courtois

(voice)

Alexandre von Sivers

Le guide

Lémi Cétol

La petite fille

Barbara De Jonghe

La jeune femme

Catherine Aymerie

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