Oppressive black-and-white study of a man in pale makeup surrendering as apathetically as a zombie from a German Expressionist film to primitive, childlike playing with food. Possibly inspired by Viennese Actionism and the mythopoetic American underground, Zwartjes more than once ventured into orgiastic territory.
Also in this combined programme
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Behind Your Walls
In true Zwartjes style, the filmmaker creates an intoxicating, surreal microcosm – this time through a bizarre pantomime featuring extras in hea -
Moving Stills
Working with one of his most talented students, Zwartjes animated a series of photos to create an obsessive study of a favourite motif: the female… -
Tribute to Art #2
Rather than a documentary about Zwartjes, Scheffer made a film with him – a feverish dream of his major motifs. And a final moment of…
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 1969
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
