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Magritte or the Object Lesson (1960)

Original title: La Leçon de choses ou Magritte

1960-01-01 · 14m · FR
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The surrealist painter René Magritte questions the objective reality and emphasizes the arbitrariness of the relationship between an object, its image and its name: the evocation of mystery consists of images of familiar things gathered or transformed in such a way that they no longer conform to our ideas, whether naive or wise.

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Luc de HeuschDirector, WriterJacques DelcordeWriter

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Serge SauvionSerge SauvionSelf - Narrator (voice)René MagritteRené MagritteSelf - Painter (uncredited)Marcel LecomteMarcel LecomteSelf - Writer (uncredited)Louis ScutenaireLouis ScutenaireSelf - Writer (uncredited)Camille GoemansCamille GoemansSelf - Writer (uncredited)Irène HamoirIrène HamoirSelf - Writer (uncredited)

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ShortSurrealismShort filmEssay filmFrench painter

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What is Magritte or the Object Lesson about?

The surrealist painter René Magritte questions the objective reality and emphasizes the arbitrariness of the relationship between an object, its image and its name: the evocation of mystery consists of images of familiar things gathered or transformed in such a way that they no longer conform to our ideas, whether naive or wise.

How long is Magritte or the Object Lesson?

Magritte or the Object Lesson has a runtime of 14 minutes.