Frans Zwartjes
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 13, 1927
- Died
- November 18, 2017
- Birthplace
- Alkmaar, Netherlands
Frans Zwartjes (*Alkmaar, 5/13/1927–The Hague, 11/18/2017) was a film maker, musician, violin maker, artist and sculptor. In the late 1960's he became well known with films showing grotesquely dressed up actors involved in little power-mad sexual games. Hysterics and cruelty are his regular topics. Susan Sontag called Zwartjes "the most important contemporary experimental film maker". Zwartjes made over fifty films. Pentimento (1979), Living (1971) and Ín Extremo (1981) seem to be his best known films. Director Ruud Monster's documentary The Great Wizard portrays Zwartjes as a self-conscious artist who comments on the world in a farcical way. The film was partly shot at Zwartjes's home, while he was composing.
Filmography
film fragments 2015
Director
The Great Magician 2006
Actor, Writer
- Beyond
Beyond 1992
Original Music Composer, Director, Director of Photography
- Rudi van Dantzig repeteert
Rudi van Dantzig repeteert 1984
Director
Medea 1982
Director, Director of Photography
In Extremo 1981
Director, Cinematography
Pentimento 1979
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound Designer, Producer, Editor
It's Me 1976
Director, Music, Director of Photography, Production Design
Body Art 1975
Cinematography
Bedsitters 1974
Director, Producer, Sound Designer
Audition 1973
Director
Moving Stills 1972
Music, Director
Living 1971
Actor, Director, Sound, Cinematography
- Seats Two
Seats Two 1970
Director
- Toilet
Toilet 1970
Director
- How Did You Know I Was in Trouble
How Did You Know I Was in Trouble 1970
Director, Music
- Through the Garden and Into the Living
Through the Garden and Into the Living 1970
Director, Music
- They Are Five
They Are Five 1970
Cinematography, Director
Behind Your Walls 1970
Director
- Spectator
Spectator 1970
Director
- Visual Training
Visual Training 1969
Director
- Collage
Collage 1969
Director
- Compilatie
Compilatie 1969
Director
- Eating
Eating 1969
Director, Original Music Composer
Anamnesis 1969
Director
- Spare Bed-Room
Spare Bed-Room 1969
Director
Sorbet '3' 1968
Director
- Dolls
Dolls 1968
Cinematography, Director
- Sorbet II
Sorbet II 1968
Cinematography, Director
- A Fan
A Fan 1968
Director
- Birds, One
Birds, One 1968
Director
Film II 1967
Director
Credits from TMDB.