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.

• DirectorOlivier Smolders
• Release1 January 1991
• Genre
  Documentary / Drama
• Duration0h 26m
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  5.0
  3 reviews
• Productions

  Les Films de la Boissière, Les Films du Scarabée