Peter Woditsch (1953, Germany) is a German-born filmmaker best known for his documentary film on the erotic furniture of Catherine the Great, and for his work on Musées secrets, secret museums, for the art television channel Arte.
Peter Woditsch was born in Stuttgart, Germany, but works and lives in Brussels. He studied philosophy in Paris and Brussels, film and animation in various places in Europe.
His debut feature Hey Stranger stars Hanna Schygulla.
His documentary film Musées secrets is an investigation of secret museums, first published in 2008 on the art television channel Arte.
Woditsch visits the Louvre, Orsay, British Library, the legendary Vatican collection and private collectors such as Gerard Nordmann.
In this documentary are the sculptures Beata Ludovica Albertoni[1], a marble by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Woman Bitten by a Snake[2], a marble by French sculptor Auguste Clésinger, both works show the intimate connection between sex and death.
such beautiful images
Glad you like them, any chance for an ID on the lovely poke in the eye print? Reminds me of Oedipus. I’ve been meaning to do a post on http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Enucleate
Jan
did my comment get through?
I just checked you original post, I found the credits, thanks.
J