The Painting

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The Painting

June 29, 2022

A film by Jean-François Laguionie

France, 2011, 78 min

In this wryly inventive parable, a kingdom within a painting is divided into three castes: the impeccably colored Alldunns, the incomplete Halfies, and the barely outlined Sketchies who are treated as outcasts. Chastised for her forbidden love of the dashing Ramo, Claire runs away into the cursed forest. Ramo and his friends journey after her, crossing over the boundaries of the forest only to arrive at the very edge of the painting – where they tumble through the canvas and into the Painter’s studio. The abandoned workspace is strewn with paintings, each containing its own vividly animated world and characters – and in a feast for both the eyes and the imagination, Ramo, Lola, Quill and Magenta explore picture after picture, in a quest to discover just what the Painter has in mind for his creations.

A WONDER! Creative, colorful, and unexpectedly wise!
Boston Globe
ENCHANTING! A constant feast for the eyes!
Variety
A WONDROUS DISCOVERY!
Premiere

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