The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1978)

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.

IMDb rating	7.4
Producers	Ina
Original title	L'hypothèse du tableau volé
Directors	Raúl Ruiz
Writers	Pierre Klossowski, Raúl Ruiz

Cast

Jean Rougeul

as Collector

Gabriel Gascon

as Narrator

Raymond Pierson

as Character of Paintings

Jean Reno

as Character of Paintings

Chantal Paley

as Character of Paintings

Jean Raynaud

as Character of Paintings

Daniel Grimm

as Character of Paintings

Isidro Romero

as Character of Paintings

Bernard Daillencourt

as Character of Paintings

Jean-Damien Thiollier

as Character of Paintings

Alix Comte

as Character of Paintings

Christian Broutin

as Character of Paintings

Guy Bonnafoux

as Character of Paintings

Tony Rödel

as Character of Paintings

Pascal Lambertini

as Character of Paintings

Jean Narboni

as Character of Paintings

Vincent Skimenti

as Character of Paintings

Anne Desbois

as Character of Paintings

Stéphane Shandor

as Character of Paintings

Claude Hernin-Helbaut

as Character of Paintings

Nadège Clair

as Character of Paintings

Jean Bessière

as Character of Paintings

Dominique Lambertini

as Character of Paintings

Raymond Soriano

as Character of Paintings

Aldo Boselli

as Character of Paintings

Eric Saulnier

as Character of Paintings

Carlos Asorey

as Character of Paintings

Bruno Guillain

as Character of Paintings

Alfred Baillou

as Character of Paintings

Jacques Brunswig

as Character of Paintings

Philippe Chassel

as Character of Paintings

Pierre Latzko

as Character of Paintings

Marthe Delboy

as Character of Paintings

Corinne Berjot

as Character of Paintings

Denis Develoux

as Character of Paintings

Oreste Canakis

as Character of Paintings

Daniel Musa

as Character of Paintings