Frans Zwartjes Movies

  • 1982
    Medea

    Medea

    Medea

    71982HD

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

    Medea
  • 2015
    film fragments

    film fragments

    film fragments

    02015HD

    A selection of never-before-seen cinema sketches by Zwartjes, compiled by Stanley Schtinter with music from Zwartjes' record Tapes I.

    film fragments
  • 1970
    Through the Garden and Into the Living

    Through the Garden and Into the Living

    Through the Garden and Into the Living

    01970HD

    Film shot entirely in the open air with women walking around a garden, life-sized photos in the grass and people at the table. A film from the series...

    Through the Garden and Into the Living
  • 1970
    Seats Two

    Seats Two

    Seats Two

    4.51970HD

    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...

    Seats Two
  • 1969
    Eating

    Eating

    Eating

    01969HD

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

    Eating
  • 1970
    Toilet

    Toilet

    Toilet

    01970HD

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

    Toilet
  • 1970
    They Are Five

    They Are Five

    They Are Five

    01970HD

    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...

    They Are Five
  • 1970
    How Did You Know I Was in Trouble

    How Did You Know I Was in Trouble

    How Did You Know I Was in Trouble

    01970HD

    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...

    How Did You Know I Was in Trouble
  • 1967
    Film II

    Film II

    Film II

    01967HD

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

    Film II
  • 1984
    Rudi van Dantzig repeteert

    Rudi van Dantzig repeteert

    Rudi van Dantzig repeteert

    01984HD

    A short documentary about dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.

    Rudi van Dantzig repeteert
  • 1968
    Sorbet II

    Sorbet II

    Sorbet II

    01968HD

    Short film by Frans Zwartjes

    Sorbet II