Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
1991
Documentary
Drama
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.
Cast
Christian Courtois
Antoine Wiertz
Alexandre von Sivers
(voice)
Lémi Cétol
Le guide
Catherine Aymerie
La jeune femme
De Pauw Barbara
La petite fille
Directors
Olivier Smolders
Johan Van den Driessche
