Film

Stefan Themerson en de taal

1976 · 46m · Comedy

Stefan Themerson plays himself in the role of a poet who accuses political and religious leaders of stealing the tools of his trade. His goal is to expose the demagogues as thieves. A researcher launches an investigation and discovers that the poet is unwilling to take back hidden contaminated tools. He (the poet) has devised a method to reveal the reality behind the poem. He wants to strip the words of their associations, sever their ties to the past, scrub them clean of their dictionary definitions. He calls his method Semantic Poetry.

• Erik van ZuylenDirector · Producer · Writer
• Stefan ThemersonWriter

Release date

January 1, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

46m

Genres

Comedy