Jonne Severijn

An introduction to the work of graphic artist M.C. Escher.

An aging cabaret singer, Jo, returns to the stage after a fifteen-year absence, determined to reclaim his lost glory.

Frans Hals (1582-1666) was a portrait painter with a unique style, admired for its originality and vivacity not only by the Impressionists but also by artists like van Gogh or Picasso. Very little documentation of his life exists today, so this film uses the thorough contemplation of his canvases as the key to his story. Works by the landscape artists and still-life painters of his time help to illustrate the age in which he lived. The film furthermore exemplifies the elaborate conventions of portraiture at the time.

The story of a young woman with mental problems told in a non-chronological fashion.