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Léopold R. (1998)

Venice, a brush, some paint, and lots of despair

The painter Léopold Robert took his own life on 20 March 1835 in his Venice studio, at the height of his fame. The central character of this film, the narrator, attempts to discover the causes of the artist's suicide with the help of his voluminous correspondence.

Release: 1998-08-10
Runtime: 93 min
Cast
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Robert Bouvier
Le narrateur
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Jacques Bailliart
M. Delécluze
Carlo Brandt
Carlo Brandt
Victor Schnetz
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Caroline Gasser
Adèle Robert