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The Painting

The Painting

Status

Released

Release

1972

Runtime

20m

Storyline

The Painting intercuts shots of traffic navigating the old-world remnants of downtown Bern, Switzerland, with details from a 15th-century altarpiece, “The Martyrdom of St. Hippolytus”. The painting shows the calm, near-naked saint in a peaceful landscape, a frozen moment before four horses tear his body to pieces while an audience of soigné nobles look on; in the movie’s revised version, Beavers gives it a comparably rarefied psychodramatic jolt, juxtaposing shots of Gregory Markopoulos, bisected by shafts of light, with a torn photo of himself and the recurring image of a shattered windowpane.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
20m
Jan 1, 1972
Languages
No Language
Production Countries
Switzerland

Top Cast

1 Cast Members

My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure
My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure
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My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure