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Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (The)

Country: France, Language: French, 66 mins

Original Title

L'hypothèse du Tableau Volé
  • Director: Raoul Ruiz
  • Writer: Raoul Ruiz; Pierre Klossowski

CGiii Comment

Bemusing, bewildering and beautiful - the surreal attracts little audience, the mystery does quite the opposite.

Merge them and this is a possible outcome - not for everyone...but, painstakingly detailed...demanding concentration and research.

As stated, not for everyone.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Jean Rougeul as The collector;
Chantal Paley as Tableaux Personnel;
Jean Raynaud as Tableaux Personnel;
Daniel Grimm as Tableaux Personnel;
Isidro Romero as Tableaux Personnel;
Bernard Daillencourt as Tableaux Personnel;
Jean-Damien Thiollier as Tableaux Personnel;
Alix Comte as Tableaux Personnel;
Christian Broutin as Tableaux Personnel;