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The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting
1978 7.1 (43 votes) 1h 6m
Genres
Drama Mystery
Production Companies
INA

The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (L’hypothèse du tableau volé)

Overview

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

Writer: Raúl Ruiz, Pierre Klossowski

Director of Photography: Sacha Vierny

Top Cast

Jean Rougeul
Jean Rougeul

Collector

Gabriel Gascon
Gabriel Gascon

Narrator

Raymond Pierson
Raymond Pierson

Character of Paintings

Jean Reno
Jean Reno

Character of Paintings

Chantal Paley

Character of Paintings

Jean Raynaud

Character of Paintings

Daniel Grimm

Character of Paintings

Isidro Romero

Character of Paintings

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