Frans Zwartjes Movies

Frans Zwartjes' adaptation of Euripides' tragedy, originally produced for stage by the actresses Josée Ruiter and Çanci Geraerdts.

Zwartjes' reflections on Beckett, situated between trees.

A man and his female helper lather a blindfolded woman's naked body with various foodstuffs.

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

To mark his ninetieth birthday, EYE has restored Zwartjes’ very first film, originally shot on Super-8 and long thought lost. Zwartjes started...

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

A strangely-dressed man reaches for some sorbet and then eats it; A playful, expertly-edited excercise from Zwartjes.

An experimental film by Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

First full-length experimental feature by filmmaker Zwartjes about an actress, played by Willeke van Ammelrooy, who during the whole film, in...

A man in drag sits on a couch holding a fan. The wallpaper behind him is floral patterned. Although the man does little more than looking around and...

First film by Paul de Nooijer, in collaboration with his artistic father Frans Zwartjes. Moving Stills shows a series of photographs by...

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

The central element in this film is formed by the preparation for and execution of a performance. The performance, a parachute jump, is carried out...

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

A short documentary about dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.

Frans Zwartjes and his wife explore their new home, and the sexual tension they've brought with them to it.

Compilation film consisting of material from various artists who are involved in body art

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...

A woman plays with a bird as the camera's gaze is drawn to her legs.

In this experimental film we see people in varying combinations walking and crawling through sand and grass and along the waterfront in a very quick...