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.
- Year: 1991
- Country: Belgium
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Studio: Les Films de la Boissière, Les Films du Scarabée
- Keyword: painter, hieronymus bosch, short film
- Director: Olivier Smolders, Johan Van den Driessche
- Cast: Christian Courtois, Alexandre von Sivers, Lémi Cétol, Barbara De Jonghe, Catherine Aymerie
