The Painting

Name: The Painting
Director: Michèle Lemieux
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2025-04-14

2025 · 12 min · Animation, Drama

Utilising the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen technique, this visually poetic non-narrative film revisits Diego Vélasquez’s 1652 portrait of Queen Mariana of Austria with genuine feeling.

Directed by Michèle Lemieux · Written by Michèle Lemieux

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