The Painting

The Painting

Break on through to the other side.

2011•1h 20m•7.0/10

FantasyAnimation

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(176)

Three characters living in an unfinished painting venture out into the real world in search of their creator to convince him to finish his work.

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Production

Blue Spirit, Be-FILMS, uFilm, Rezo Productions, Sinématik, France 3 Cinéma, RTBF

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Chloé Berthier

Chloé Berthier

Claire (voice)

Thierry Jahn

Plume (voice)

Jessica Monceau

Jessica Monceau

Lola (voice)

Céline Ronté

Céline Ronté

Garance (voice)

Adrien Larmande

Ramo (voice)

Magali Ronsenzweig

Orange de Mars (voice)

Jean-François Laguionie

Jean-François Laguionie

Self-portrait / The Painter (voice)

Julien Bouanich

Julien Bouanich

Gom (voice)

Serge Faliu

Serge Faliu

Pierrot (voice)

Thomas Sagols

Thomas Sagols

Magenta (voice)

Jérémy Prévost

Jérémy Prévost

Monsieur Gris (voice)

Jean Barney

Jean Barney

Venice Painter (voice)

Michel Vigné

Michel Vigné

The Captain (voice)

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