The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1978)

Director: Raúl Ruiz

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.

Cast

Jean Rougeul

Collector

Gabriel Gascon

Narrator

Raymond Pierson

Character of Paintings

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

Bernard Daillencourt

Character of Paintings

Jean-Damien Thiollier

Character of Paintings