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.
Olivier Smolders
Director
Johan Van den Driessche
Director
Claude Miller
Producer
Olivier Smolders
Producer
Walther van den Ende
Director of Photography
Christian Courtois
Antoine Wiertz
Alexandre von Sivers
(voice)
Lémi Cétol
Le guide
Catherine Aymerie
La jeune femme
De Pauw Barbara
La petite fille
