THE HYPOTHESIS OF THE STOLEN PAINTING
by Raoul Ruiz
synopsis
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.
international title: | The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting |
original title: | L'hypothèse du tableau volé |
country: | France |
year: | 1978 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Raoul Ruiz |
film run: | 68' |
release date: | PT 09/1978, FR 04/04/1979, SE 29/01/1989 |
screenplay: | Raoul Ruiz, Pierre Klossowski |
cast: | Jean Rougeul, Chantal Paley, Jean Raynaud |
cinematography by: | Sacha Vierny |
film editing: | Patrice Royer |
art director: | Bruno Beaugé |
costumes designer: | Rosine Vennin |