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Poster for Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Original title: Pensées et visions d'une tête coupée

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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
Jan 1, 1991
Original language
French
Origin
Belgium, France