Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

5.0/100h 26m1991
Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

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

DocumentaryDrama

Production Companies

Les Films de la Boissière
Les Films du Scarabée

Additional Information

Original Title:Pensées et visions d'une tête coupée
Original Language:French
Status:Released

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