
Aunt Hilda!
2014


“Break on through to the other side.”
178 votes
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.
Director
Jean-François LaguionieWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Released
Original Language
French
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$11K
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Le Tableau is a rather clever pastiche of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz. It’s also a palimpsest, rich in content and meaning below the surface. Star-crossed lovers Ramo (Adrien Larmande) and Claire (Chloé Berthier), must hide their romance, not because of their surnames, but as a result of differences in class and religion. We've seen this a million times before, but never as in this animated film co-written and directed by Jean-François Laguionie. Ramo and Claire are figures in an incomplete painting; he belongs to the aristocratic Toupins (tout peint, or 'fully drawn'), who live…
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