

Status
Released
Release
1972
Runtime
20m
Storyline
The Painting intercuts shots of traffic navigating the old-world remnants of downtown Bern, Switzerland, with details from a 15th-century altarpiece, “The Martyrdom of St. Hippolytus”. The painting shows the calm, near-naked saint in a peaceful landscape, a frozen moment before four horses tear his body to pieces while an audience of soigné nobles look on; in the movie’s revised version, Beavers gives it a comparably rarefied psychodramatic jolt, juxtaposing shots of Gregory Markopoulos, bisected by shafts of light, with a torn photo of himself and the recurring image of a shattered windowpane.
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 20m
- Jan 1, 1972
- Languages
- No Language
- Director
- Production Countries
- Switzerland
Top Cast
1 Cast Members








