Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
- Released on
- Runtime
- 26 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Christian Courtois
- Alexandre von Sivers
- Lémi Cétol
- Barbara De Jonghe
- Catherine Aymerie
Director
- Olivier Smolders
- Johan Van den Driessche
Producers
- Claude Miller
- Olivier Smolders
