Pensées et visions d'une tête coupée (1991)
Premiere 1 Jan 1991 | Pensées et Visions d'une Tête Coupée | 26 min | Documentary Drama
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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.