Frans Zwartjes Movies

A short documentary about dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.

An experimental film by Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

Short film by Frans Zwartjes

Spectator is one of the early masterpieces by Zwartjes. The film explicitly shows one of Frans Zwartjes’ main themes: the relationship between...

A strangely-dressed man reaches for some sorbet and then eats it; A playful, expertly-edited excercise from Zwartjes.

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

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...

Frans Zwartjes' two visions of womanhood in Behind Your Walls have all the febrile frustration associated with his previous work. Flesh looks like...

An experimental look at the sexual life of a couple.

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...

Zwartjes made many films without dialogue or sound. The music can however be very important. Zwartjes composes it himself, sometimes together with...

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.