The magic realism of The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1965)

1965 saw the release of André Delvaux’s feature film debut The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen). The film soon gained international critical acclaim and became widely regarded as a modernist classic from Belgian cinema. In 2021, the Royal Belgian Film Archive CINEMATEK made a restoration of the film, which is now being picked up by several film institutions and distributors throughout Europe. The sophisticated manner in which Delvaux filmed the blurry line between reality and imagination not only earned him a reputation as master of magic realism, it also seems to keep fascinating new audiences.

Publication year:2022

Keywords:A1 Journal article

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