
Out 1(1990)
While two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus, two solitary individuals wander the Parisian streets hustling the populace for cash.


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.

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
The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting is a drama, mystery film released in 1978. Directed by Raúl Ruiz, it stars Jean Rougeul, Gabriel Gascon, Raymond Pierson. 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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