Sound. Vision. Possibility.
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The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1978)

Film · 1978 · 66 min · Drama · Mystery

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.

Directed by Raúl Ruiz

Starring Jean Rougeul, Gabriel Gascon, Raymond Pierson, Jean Reno, Chantal Paley, Jean Raynaud, Daniel Grimm, Isidro Romero

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First release anywhere4 April 1978

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