About

Known credits:
56
Birthday:
1927-05-13
Place of birth:
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Website:
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Frans Zwartjes

Overview

Frans Zwartjes (*Alkmaar, 1927) is 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.

Known for

Acting
2006 The Great Magician Actor 59
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1971 Living Actor 59
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Directing
2015 film fragments Directing Director N/A
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1992 Beyond Directing Director N/A
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1984 Rudi van Dantzig repeteert Directing Director N/A
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1982 Medea Directing Director 58
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1981 In Extremo Directing Director N/A
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1979 Pentimento Directing Director 58
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1976 It's Me Directing Director 59
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1974 Bedsitters Directing Director 59
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1973 Audition Directing Director 59
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1972 Moving Stills Directing Director 59
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1971 Living Directing Director 59
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1970 Seats Two Directing Director 59
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1970 Through the Garden and Into the Living Directing Director N/A
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1970 Toilet Directing Director N/A
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1970 How Did You Know I Was in Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1970 They Are Five Directing Director N/A
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1970 Behind Your Walls Directing Director 59
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1970 Spectator Directing Director 59
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1969 Visual Training Directing Director 58
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1969 Eating Directing Director N/A
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1969 Anamnesis Directing Director 59
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1969 Collage Directing Director N/A
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1969 Compilatie Directing Director N/A
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1969 Spare Bed-Room Directing Director 59
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1968 Sorbet '3' Directing Director 59
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1968 Birds, One Directing Director 59
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1968 A Fan Directing Director 59
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1968 Dolls Directing Director N/A
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1968 Sorbet II Directing Director N/A
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1967 Film II Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2006 The Great Magician Writing Writer 59
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1979 Pentimento Writing Writer 58
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Production
1979 Pentimento Production Producer 58
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1974 Bedsitters Production Producer 59
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Sound
1992 Beyond Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1979 Pentimento Sound Sound Designer 58
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1976 It's Me Sound Music 59
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1974 Bedsitters Sound Sound Designer 59
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1972 Moving Stills Sound Music 59
Average
1971 Living Sound Sound 59
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1970 Through the Garden and Into the Living Sound Music N/A
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1970 How Did You Know I Was in Trouble Sound Music N/A
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1969 Eating Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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Art
1976 It's Me Art Production Design 59
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Camera
1992 Beyond Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1982 Medea Camera Director of Photography 58
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1979 Pentimento Camera Director of Photography 58
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1976 It's Me Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
1981 In Extremo Crew Cinematography N/A
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1971 Living Crew Cinematography 59
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1970 They Are Five Crew Cinematography N/A
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1968 Sorbet II Crew Cinematography N/A
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1968 Dolls Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1979 Pentimento Editing Editor 58
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