| The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting | |
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| Directed by | Raúl Ruiz |
| Written by | Raúl Ruiz Pierre Klossowski |
| Starring | Jean Rougeul |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Edited by | Patrice Royer |
| Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
| Distributed by | Institut national de l'audiovisuel |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (French: L'Hypothèse du tableau volé) is a 1978 French surrealist experimental mystery film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz[1][2] and shot by cinematographer Sacha Vierny. The film was inspired by the themes of French writer Pierre Klossowski (1905 - 2001) and makes references to many of Klossowski's works including The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, The Baphomet and “La Judith de Frédérique Tonnerre.”[3] Ruiz was originally commissioned by a French TV network to make an arts documentary on Klossowski, but what emerged is this film, a parody of the art documentary.[4] The film was featured in film festivals after its release such as the London Film Festival in 1979.[5] Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting has been noted as one of Ruiz's masterpieces that challenges the boundaries of cinema and film theory.[6][7]
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- ^ Canby, Vincent (2008). "NY Times: L'Hypothèse du tableau volé". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Goddard, Michael (2013). The Cinema of Raúl Ruiz: Impossible Cartographies. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 45–51.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1997). "Ruiz Hopping and Buried Treasure: Twelve Selected Global Sites". Film Comment. 33 (1): 14–27. JSTOR 43455240.
- ^ Adair, Gilbert (1980). "Gilbert Adair from London". Film Comment. 16 (2): 4–6. JSTOR 43452520.
- ^ Martin, Adrian (1 October 1998). "From Adrian Martin (Melbourne)". Film Quarterly. 52 (1): 41–43. doi:10.2307/1213361. JSTOR 1213361.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (2011). "Review of Mysteries of Lisbon". Cinéaste. 37 (1): 57–58. JSTOR 41691097.