Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Name: Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
Director: Olivier Smolders
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 1991-01-01
Duration: 26 min
Cast: Christian Courtois, Alexandre von Sivers, Lémi Cétol, Catherine Aymerie, De Pauw Barbara

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1991 · 26 min · Documentary · Drama · TMDB 5.2/10

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.

Directed by Olivier Smolders

Cast

Christian Courtois — Antoine Wiertz
Alexandre von Sivers — (voice)
Lémi Cétol — Le guide
Catherine Aymerie — La jeune femme
De Pauw Barbara — La petite fille