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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1991
• Runtime
• 26 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Drama
• Director
• Olivier Smolders

Cast

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Christian Courtois Antoine Wiertz Alexandre von Sivers (voice)

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Lémi Cétol Le guide Catherine Aymerie La jeune femme De Pauw Barbara La petite fille