An Experimental Dutchman 04.01.2008

There’s nothing quite like a little classic, Dutch experimental film from the 1970s to liven up a Tuesday. Or a lot of it. With two world premieres of new digital restorations set to spin alongside six other short films by the Dutch master of twisted narratives and viewer/viewed relations, the Anthology Film Archives in New York is really going for broke on Frans Zwartjes.
But they’re only doing it once! So check it out because it’s probably the only time you’ll ever be able to see so many Zwartjes films at once. For the last eleven years, the Netherlands Filmmuseum has been pouring itself into restoring Zwartjes’ films — which made him only briefly known internationally but inspired the next two generations of Dutch experimental filmmakers.
Keep an eye out for Living, which will be screening. It’s Zwartjes’ favorite.
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