The Painting (French: Le Tableau) is a 2011 French animated film directed by Jean-François Laguionie.[1][2]

The Painting
Film poster
Le Tableau
Directed byJean-François Laguionie
Written byJean-François Laguionie
Anik Leray
Produced byArmelle Glorennec
Eric Jacquot
StarringJessica Monceau
Adrien Larmande
Edited byEmmanuel de Miranda
Music byPascal Le Pennec
Production
companies
Blue Spirit
Be-Films
Distributed byGebeka Films
Release date
  • 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Running time
76 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget€4 million

Plot

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For mysterious reasons, a painter has left a work incomplete, causing conflict between the Toupins (Allduns), who are entirely painted, the Pafinis (Halfies), who lack a few colors and the Reufs (Sketchies), who are only sketches. Toupins occupy the chateau, Pafinis are out in the gardens and Reufs are treated as outcasts and hunted by the Toupins. Three friends, one of each class, embark on a quest to find the artist so that he can finish the piece and hopefully unite the people.

Cast

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Character Original Actor Dub Actor
Lola Jessica Monceau Kamali Minter
Ramo Adrien Larmande Michael Sinterniklaas
Claire Chloé Berthier Eden Riegel
The Great Chandelier Marc Thompson
Quill Thierry Jahn Wayne Grayson
Gum Julien Bouanich Colin DePaula
Magenta Thomas Sagols Spike Spencer
Gray Morgen Christopher Kromer
Florence Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Self-Portrait Jean-François Laguionie Steve Blum
Harlequin Colleen O'Shaughnessey
The Painter Jean Barney JB Blanc
Silhouette Jérémy Prévost Sam Riegel
Pierrot Dave B. Mitchell
Grim Reaper

Production

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The film was coproduced by France's Blue Spirit and Belgium's Be-Films. It took two years to finance and had a budget of four million euro. Jean-François Laguionie designed every character himself. The designs include homages to painters such as Marc Chagall, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Preproduction took 15 months and production took one year. The film was animated in digital 3D.[3]

Release

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The film was released in France by Gebeka Films on 23 November 2011.[4] It competed at the 2012 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[5] Distribution rights for the United States have been acquired by GKIDS.[3]

Reception

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Accolades

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 120. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "Le Tableau". tiff. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (2012). "More Than Just a Pretty Picture". Animation (220). Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Le Tableau". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. ^ Leffler, Rebecca (4 June 2011). "Annecy International Animated Film Festival Kicks off 36th Edition". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. ^ 11. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 8. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál Archived 30 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2013.
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