Frans Zwartjes Movies

Zwartjes' reflections on Beckett, situated between trees.

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

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

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

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

An experimental film by Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

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

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

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

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

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.

A short documentary about dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.

Short, abstract film of a woman in a toilet. Black and white film with some tinted shots.

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

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...

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...

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

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

Observations of a woman with a Japanese mask dressed in a large painted robe. She moves along the ground amid a (photographed or painted) backdrop of...