Movie: Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

Top 5 Billed Cast

Christian Courtois
Christian Courtois

Antoine Wiertz

Alexandre von Sivers
Alexandre von Sivers

(voice)

Lémi Cétol
Lémi Cétol

Le guide

Catherine Aymerie
Catherine Aymerie

La jeune femme

De Pauw Barbara
Barbara De Pauw

La petite fille

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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

    1991-01-01

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    4.2

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