Summaries

Three characters of different social classes escape their unfinished painting in search of the Painter, hoping he will complete it.

A château, flowering gardens, a threatening forest, here is what, for mysterious reasons, a Painter has left incomplete. Three kinds of characters live in this painting: the Toupins, who are entirely painted, the Pafinis, who lack a few colors he Reufs, who are only sketches. Considering themselves superior, the Toupins take over afinis from the château, and enslave the Reufs. Convinced that only the Painter can restore harmony by finishing the painting, Ramo, Lola, and Plume decided to go looking for him. Throughout the adventure, questions will follow one after the other: What has become of the Painter? Why did he abandon them? Why did he begin destroying some of his paintings? Will they one day know the Painter's secret?—lletaif

Details

Keywords
  • class differences
  • high society
  • breaking the fourth wall by talking to the audience
  • talking to the audience
  • lost in forest
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Animation
  • Family
Release date Nov 22, 2011
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin Canada France Belgium
Official sites Official site
Language French
Production companies France 3 Cinéma BE-FILMS Blue Spirit Animation

Box office

Gross US & Canada $21008
Opening weekend US & Canada $3626
Gross worldwide $22313

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

In an attempt to escape their fate, half-drawn characters in a painting flee their canvas and tumble into their Painter's studio. The abandoned workspace is strewn with paintings, each containing its own animated world - and in a feast for both the eyes and imagination, they explore first one picture and then another, attempting to discover just what the Painter has in mind for all his creations.

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