The Painting
Break on through to the other side.
Break on through to the other side.
Animation, Fantasy
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2011
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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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Details
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
12 Oct 2011
Country:
BE, FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$11,229
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Creative, colorful, and unexpectedly wise, "The Painting" is the latest offshore animation to show to kids burned out on computer-generated Hollywood toons.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
24 May 2013
fresh:
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.
– Pete Vonder Haar,
Village Voice,
7 Jun 2013
rotten:
While the artist-as-deity concept was flattering enough to get "The Painting" nominated for a 2012 Cesar Award, its big ideas about equality and friendship are flatly 2-D.
– Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2013
rotten:
Lovely but lifeless 'toon is none too subtle in delivering its multicultural moral.
– John DeFore,
Hollywood Reporter,
15 May 2013
fresh:
Short on narrative sophistication but visually a true objet d'art.
– Anita Gates,
New York Times,
9 May 2013