Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head (1991)

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.

Release Date : January 1, 1991

Runtime : 26m

Genre : Documentary, Drama  

Companies : Les Films de la Boissière, Les Films du Scarabée

Countries : Belgium

Keywords : painter, hieronymus bosch, short film