Léopold R.

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.

Cast

R

Robert Bouvier

Le narrateur

J

Jacques Bailliart

M. Delécluze

Carlo Brandt

Victor Schnetz

C

Caroline Gasser

Adèle Robert