Movies

  • 1978
    The Mantle of Love

    The Mantle of Love

    The Mantle of Love

    4.51978HD

    De Mantel der Liefde is a bizarre, over the top and at times hilarious settling of scores with the Catholic Church, commercial movie culture and...

    The Mantle of Love
  • 1985
    Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination

    Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination

    Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination

    21985HD

    The actual life and the fiction created by a successful pulp author begin to blend together.

    Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination
  • 1979
    Pentimento

    Pentimento

    Pentimento

    5.81979HD

    In a monumental building a group of scientists submit women to obscure experiments in which sexuality and cruelty constantly merge into one another....

    Pentimento
  • 1970
    Behind Your Walls

    Behind Your Walls

    Behind Your Walls

    5.21970HD

    Frans Zwartjes' two visions of womanhood in Behind Your Walls have all the febrile frustration associated with his previous work. Flesh looks like...

    Behind Your Walls
  • 1970
    Spectator

    Spectator

    Spectator

    61970HD

    Spectator is one of the early masterpieces by Zwartjes. The film explicitly shows one of Frans Zwartjes’ main themes: the relationship between...

    Spectator
  • 2006
    The Great Magician

    The Great Magician

    The Great Magician

    52006HD

    "The Great Magician" - A portrait of Frans Zwartjes (1927-2017), sometimes called 'the most important experimental filmmaker of his time' by the...

    The Great Magician
  • 1974
    Bedsitters

    Bedsitters

    Bedsitters

    6.61974HD

    Set on the landing and the stairs of Zwartjes’ new house, then still empty, in The Hague. The filmmaker suggests a mysterious and complex space...

    Bedsitters
  • 1970
    Through the Garden and Into the Living

    Through the Garden and Into the Living

    Through the Garden and Into the Living

    01970HD

    Film shot entirely in the open air with women walking around a garden, life-sized photos in the grass and people at the table. A film from the series...

    Through the Garden and Into the Living
  • 1973
    Audition

    Audition

    Audition

    5.21973HD

    Zwartjes made many films without dialogue or sound. The music can however be very important. Zwartjes composes it himself, sometimes together with...

    Audition
  • 1992
    Beyond

    Beyond

    Beyond

    01992HD

    Zwartjes' reflections on Beckett, situated between trees.

    Beyond
  • 1982
    The Hes Case

    The Hes Case

    The Hes Case

    51982HD

    Hes, an uptight and disaffected social worker reaching retirement, discovers a young woman, Anna, in the closet of an acquaintance who has committed...

    The Hes Case
  • 1968
    Dolls

    Dolls

    Dolls

    01968HD

    An experimental film by Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

    Dolls
  • 1969
    Spare Bed-Room

    Spare Bed-Room

    Spare Bed-Room

    4.51969HD

    An experimental look at the sexual life of a couple.

    Spare Bed-Room
  • 1970
    Seats Two

    Seats Two

    Seats Two

    4.51970HD

    Two girls nestle beside each other on a couch and try desperately to conceal their mutual craving. Sexuality is suggested through the weird rhythm of...

    Seats Two
  • 1969
    Eating

    Eating

    Eating

    01969HD

    Three women, wear makeup or masks, having a meal.

    Eating