The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting

Name: The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1978
Duration: 66 min
Rating: 6.981

1978 · 66 min

Drama · Mystery

★ 7.0

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Two narrators, one seen and one unseen, discuss possible connections between a series of paintings. The on-screen narrator walks through three-dimensional reproductions of each painting, featuring real people, sometimes moving, in an effort to explain the series' significance.

Crew

Director Raúl Ruiz
Writer Raúl Ruiz
Writer Pierre Klossowski
Director of Photography Sacha Vierny

Cast

Jean Rougeul
Collector
Gabriel Gascon
Narrator
R
Raymond Pierson
Character of Paintings
Jean Reno
Character of Paintings
C
Chantal Paley
Character of Paintings
J
Jean Raynaud
Character of Paintings
D
Daniel Grimm
Character of Paintings
I
Isidro Romero
Character of Paintings
B
Bernard Daillencourt
Character of Paintings
J
Jean-Damien Thiollier
Character of Paintings
A
Alix Comte
Character of Paintings
C
Christian Broutin
Character of Paintings

Crew

Director — Raúl Ruiz
Writer — Raúl Ruiz
Writer — Pierre Klossowski
Director of Photography — Sacha Vierny

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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