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Léopold R.

Switzerland, August 1998
FILM, Fiction, 93 min.

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directed by
Jean-Blaise Junod
Written by
Jean-Blaise Junod
Status
In distribution

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. The narrator expects to find in Venice traces of the artist that might help to unravel the mystery surrounding his last work, entitled “Adriatic Fishermen”. He thinks the main witnesses to the drama, i.e. the few intimates to whom Léopold addressed his last letters, may hold the key that would explain the final breakdown and help us to understand the doubts which suddenly took hold of the artist and led to his downfall.

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World Premiere
August 1998
Original Version
French,  colour, 35mm, 93 min.
Production
Jean-Blaise Junod, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Xavier Grin
directed by
Jean-Blaise Junod
Written by
Jean-Blaise Junod (in collaboration with Bernard Liègme)
Cinemato­graphy
Denis Jutzeler
Editing
Jean-Blaise Junod
Music
Louis Crelier
Location Sound Mix
Christophe Giovannoni, François Musy
Lighting Design
Samy Emery

Cast

Robert Bouvier
Jacques Bailliart
Carlo Brandt
Caroline Gasser

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World Rights
Jean-Blaise Junod

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
JMH Distributions SA Distribution
Release date: tba

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