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 by | Jean-François Laguionie |
| Written by | Jean-François Laguionie Anik Leray |
| Produced by | Armelle Glorennec Eric Jacquot |
| Starring | Jessica Monceau Adrien Larmande |
| Edited by | Emmanuel de Miranda |
| Music by | Pascal Le Pennec |
Production companies | Blue Spirit Be-Films |
| Distributed by | Gebeka Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €4 million |
Plot
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
| 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
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
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
Accolades
- In June 2013, the film was given the award for Best Feature Film at the 8th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials.[6]
References
External links
- Le Tableau at IMDb
