A disgusting old fat man descends into a lugubrious laboratory. He looks more like an alchemist or a demonic magician than a scientist. With all kinds of revolting substances, he brews indefinable mixtures and experiments with ingredients, living and dead. As in a ritual, he dances around to strengthen the witchcraft. The film is without dialogue and tells its story purely and virtuously in a visual way. The technical precision with which the rotting and dripping laboratory is portrayed contribute greatly to the effect. (GjZ)
Film details
Country of production
Netherlands
Year
1997
Festival edition
IFFR 1998
Length
13'
Medium/Format
35mm
Premiere status
-
Director
Henri de Maar, Henri de Maar
Producer
Henri Kuipers, Lynx Film Produktie
Screenplay
Henri de Maar
Cinematography
Rob Hodselmans
Production design
Henri de Maar
Sales / World rights holder
Lynx Film Produktie, EYE Film Institute Netherlands
