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Magritte or the Object Lesson

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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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SurrealismEssay FilmFrench PainterShort Film

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What is Magritte or the Object Lesson (1960) 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.

Who stars in Magritte or the Object Lesson?

Magritte or the Object Lesson stars Serge Sauvion (Self - Narrator (voice)), René Magritte (Self - Painter (uncredited)), Marcel Lecomte (Self - Writer (uncredited)), Louis Scutenaire (Self - Writer (uncredited)), Camille Goemans (Self - Writer (uncredited)). The film was directed by Luc de Heusch.

How long is Magritte or the Object Lesson?

Magritte or the Object Lesson has a runtime of 14 min and premiered in 1960.

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