Symptoms of influenza mean the last days in the life of the Austrian painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918) seem to be played out beyond the confines of a set time and space. His stylized portraits come alive and edge him further towards death. Choreographer Stuart has transformed his images into a transparent movement language that by turns follows and ignores the music by Alexander Von Zemlinsky. The rawly expressive and confrontational imagery reflects the powerful effect of Schieles drawings and paintings.
Directed byThom Stuart & Michiel van JaarsveldScreenplay byMichiel van JaarsveldCo-productionNTRFundDutch Cultural Media FundCompletion2013IMDBwww.imdb.comTrailerwww.youtube.com
