Marcel Mariën

Nascimento : 1920-04-29, Antwerp, Belgium

Morte : 1993-09-19

História

Marcel Mariën was a Belgian surrealist (later Situationist), poet, essayist, photographer, collagist, filmmaker, and maker of objects. Mariën is one of the most intriguing and elusive figures in the Belgian wing of the Surrealist movement. He was not only an artist, but also a publisher, a bookseller, a sailor, a journalist in China and an elaborate Surrealist prankster.

Filmes

A Matter of Perspective
Short Story
A young teacher is the victim of a cruel joke. When she enters the classroom, all her pupils are naked, standing near their bench. Their clothes are heaped up on the podium
The Imitation of Cinema
Director
A short film in which the story of a boy and a priest in Amsterdam is told. In fact, it consists of two films, one commenting on the other, concerning a young man with a crucifixion complex.