Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey

Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey

75 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1988

Biographical film about the life and work of the Belgian painter Jan Cox. Cox had a tempestuous youth, during which he co-founded the Jeune Peinture Belge group and worked on the fringes of the Cobra movement.

Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey

75 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1988

Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
Biographical film about the life and work of the Belgian painter Jan Cox. Cox had a tempestuous youth, during which he co-founded the Jeune Peinture Belge group and worked on the fringes of the Cobra movement.
Producers Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Belgische Radio en Televisie, Co-Productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS), CinéTé Filmproduktie B.V., Vidda Foundation New York
Original title Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey
Directors Bert Beyens, Pierre De Clercq
Writers Bert Beyens, Pierre De Clercq

Cast

Jeroen Krabbé

as Narrator (voice)

Pierre Alechinsky

as himself

Hugo Claus

as himself