Jonne Severijn

Frans Hals of Antwerp

Frans Hals (1582-1666) was a portrait painter with a unique style, admired for its originality and vivacity not only by the Impressionists but also by artists like van Gogh or Picasso. Very little documentation of his life exists today, so this film uses the thorough contemplation of his canvases as the key to his story. Works by the landscape artists and still-life painters of his time help to illustrate the age in which he lived. The film furthermore exemplifies the elaborate conventions of portraiture at the time.

Come-Back

Netherlands' submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981

Anna, Child of the Daffodils

The story of a young woman with mental problems told in a non-chronological fashion.

Adventures in Perception

An introduction to the work of graphic artist M.C. Escher.