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“With striking visuals reminiscent of Matisse and Chagall and a refreshingly (for domestic animation audiences) grown-up storyline, The Painting is almost reminiscent of, well, a work of art.” — Village Voice

“Made in sumptuously styled animation with a kaleidoscope of bright colours, this briskly-paced French production deals with themes of identity and imagination in a way that should entrance younger viewers…” — Trespass

Awards

• Winner Adult’s Jury Award - Best Original Music at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, 2012
• Winner Jury Mention - Best International Feature Film Animation at the Monterrey International Film Festival, 2012

Synopsis

In this wryly inventive parable, a kingdom within a painting is divided into three castes: the impeccably colored Alldunns, the incomplete Halfies, and the barely outlined Sketchies, who are treated as outcasts. Chastised for her forbidden love of the dashing Ramo, Claire runs away into the cursed forest. Ramo and his friends journey after her, crossing over the boundaries of the forest only to arrive at the very edge of the painting – where they tumble through the canvas and into the Painter’s studio. The abandoned workspace is strewn with paintings, each containing its own vividly animated world and characters – and in a feast for both the eyes and the imagination, Ramo, Lola, Quill, and Magenta explore picture after picture, in a quest to discover just what the Painter has in mind for his creations.
*Please note: One scene shows an artistic nude character (a painting), inspired by Matisse, coming to life and speaking. It also includes a few scenes of confrontation between painted characters.