Monday, June 30, 2014

The Painting

The Painting (Jean-Pierre Laguionie, 2011)
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Rating: Q=8, P=7 / Obsession
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=4

Animated, Foreign, Philosophical, Adventure

I've often imagined a story about the characters in a painting, living in a world confined by a canvas frame. This film is amazing in so many ways: it is vivid, imaginative, quirky, and philosophical. It is a tale about the complexity of society, about race and power and hierarchy. It is also a story of adventure and learning to seek the answers to difficult questions. Beautiful, thought-provoking, and stunning.

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