THE PAINTING

THE PAINTING (LE TABLEAU), 2011

France | 35mm, Color, 76’ | French
Director: Jean-François Laguionie
Cast: Jean Barney, JB Blanc, Steve Blum

An artist leaves his painting incomplete for mysterious reasons and disappears. Three different people from three different classes come alive in this painting. They set out on an arduous journey to find the painter, their creator, so that he can complete the unfinished work and bring balance to their lives. Taking place inside drawn paintings, this animated film depicts the struggle of characters striving to restore balance in a hierarchical universe created by human hands.

Past Programs
Painter and Painting
April 23–May 3, 2015