The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting

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The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting

1978

1h 6m

7.0(45 votes)

Drama

Mystery

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.

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37 members

Acting

Jean Rougeul

Collector

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Gabriel Gascon

Narrator

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Raymond Pierson

Character of Paintings

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Jean Reno

Character of Paintings

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Chantal Paley

Character of Paintings

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Jean Raynaud

Character of Paintings

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Daniel Grimm

Character of Paintings

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Isidro Romero

Character of Paintings

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Camera

Bernard Daillencourt

Character of Paintings

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Jean-Damien Thiollier

Character of Paintings

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Sound

Alix Comte

Character of Paintings

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Christian Broutin

Character of Paintings

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Guy Bonnafoux

Character of Paintings

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Tony Rödel

Character of Paintings

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Pascal Lambertini

Character of Paintings

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Jean Narboni

Character of Paintings

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Vincent Skimenti

Character of Paintings

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Anne Desbois

Character of Paintings

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Stéphane Shandor

Character of Paintings

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Claude Hernin-Helbaut

Character of Paintings

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Nadège Clair

Character of Paintings

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Jean Bessière

Character of Paintings

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Dominique Lambertini

Character of Paintings

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Raymond Soriano

Character of Paintings

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Aldo Boselli

Character of Paintings

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Eric Saulnier

Character of Paintings

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Writing

Carlos Asorey

Character of Paintings

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Bruno Guillain

Character of Paintings

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Alfred Baillou

Character of Paintings

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Jacques Brunswig

Character of Paintings

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Philippe Chassel

Character of Paintings

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Pierre Latzko

Character of Paintings

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Marthe Delboy

Character of Paintings

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Corinne Berjot

Character of Paintings

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Denis Develoux

Character of Paintings

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Oreste Canakis

Character of Paintings

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Daniel Musa

Character of Paintings

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