The theme of death is heavily interwoven in Smolder’s surreal salute to Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz, a Hieronymus Bosch-type artist whose work centered on humans in various stages in torment, as depicted in expansive canvases with gore galore. Smolders has basically taken a standard documentary and chopped it up, using quotes from the long-dead artist, and periodic statements by a historian (Smolders) filling in a few bits of Wiertz’ life.
Unfortunately the movie Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Olivier Smolders | Director |
| Directing | Johan Van den Driessche | Director |
| Production | Claude Miller | Producer |
| Production | Olivier Smolders | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Marion | Music |
| Sound | Yves Swennen | Music |
| Editing | Philippe Bourgueil | Editor |
| Art | Frédéric Delrue | Co-Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudine Thyrion | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Richard Guerry | Production Manager |
| Production | Rémi Hatzfeld | Production Manager |
| Sound | Olivier Brial | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Mertens | Sound |
| Camera | Didier Frateur | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Walther van den Ende | Director of Photography |
