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The Painting
The Painting

The Painting

What is happening in that room?

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DocumentaryHistoryAnimation

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For three and a half centuries, from the same day that Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) applied his last brushstroke to the canvas, the enigma of “Las meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV” (1656) has not been deciphered. The secret story of a painting unveiled as if it was the resolution of a perfect crime.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

08 November 2019

Country

Spain

Cast

Eusebio Poncela

Eusebio Poncela

The Man

Olivia Sanz Novoa

Olivia Sanz Novoa

The Girl

Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown

Himself - Historian

Manuela Mena

Manuela Mena

Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Francisco Calvo-Serraller

Francisco Calvo-Serraller

Himself - Historian

Javier Portús

Javier Portús

Himself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Eve Sussman

Eve Sussman

Herself - Artist

Keith Christiansen

Keith Christiansen

Himself - MoMa Staff Member

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher

Himself - MoMa Staff Member

Svetlana Alpers

Svetlana Alpers

Herself - Art Historian

Fernando Marías Franco

Fernando Marías Franco

Himself - Art Historian

Enrique Quintana

Enrique Quintana

Himself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Félix de Azúa

Félix de Azúa

Himself - Writer

José Manuel Cruz Valdovinos

José Manuel Cruz Valdovinos

Himself - Art Historian

Rocío Dávila

Rocío Dávila

Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Maite Dávila

Maite Dávila

Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Carmen Garrido

Carmen Garrido

Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Valentín J. Alejándrez

Valentín J. Alejándrez

Himself - Writer

Matías Díaz Padrón

Matías Díaz Padrón

Himself - Art Historian

Antonio Sáseta

Antonio Sáseta

Himself - Architect

Jaime García-Máiquez

Jaime García-Máiquez

Himself - Prado Museum Staff Member

Antonio López García

Antonio López García

Himself - Artist

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