Film

Léopold R.

19981h 33mDrama History

Director: Jean-Blaise Junod
Year: 1998

Venice, a brush, some paint, and lots of despair

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.

Top cast

Robert Bouvier

Le narrateur

Jacques Bailliart

M. Delécluze

Carlo Brandt

Victor Schnetz

Caroline Gasser

Adèle Robert

Directed by

Jean-Blaise Junod

Written by

Jean-Blaise Junod

Produced by

Xavier Grin