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.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Stars: Christian Courtois, Alexandre von Sivers, Lémi Cétol, Barbara De Jonghe, Catherine Aymerie
Crew: Olivier Smolders (Director), Rémi Hatzfeld (Production Manager), Richard Guerry (Production Manager), Claudine Thyrion (Makeup Artist), Jean-Pierre Lelong (Sound Effects Editor), Claude Miller (Producer)
Country: Belgium
Language: Français
Studio: Les Films de la Boissière, Les Films du Scarabée
Runtime: 26 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1991
IMDb: 6
