The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting

7.0

1978

1h 6m

DramaMystery

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.

Key Crew

Director

Raúl Ruiz

Writers

Raúl Ruiz

Pierre Klossowski

Cinematography

Sacha Vierny

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Jean Rougeul

Collector

Gabriel Gascon

Narrator

Raymond Pierson

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Director

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Cast (37)

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