Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head

IMDb 5.2 1991 • 26 min • DocumentaryDrama

Director

Olivier Smolders

Country

BE

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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
De Pauw Barbara La petite fille