The Money Changer and His Wife, 1514, Quentin Metsys

A Short film of

Clément Cogitore

Produced by

Les Poissons Volants

Production year2014

Synopsis

A film from Les Petits Secrets des grands tableaux collection- Season 1

The Money Changer and His Wife sketches the portrait of sixteenth century Antwerp. In the guise of a simple genre scene, the painter Quentin Metsys reveals a subtle criticism of a world inflamed by the vanity of merchants.

Credits

Director (1)

Clément Cogitore
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Poissons Volants

Co-productions : ARTE France, Rmn - Grand Palais, Réseau Canopé, Musée d'Orsay

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer : Sophie Goupil

Sound Recordist : Stéphane Larrat

Executive Producer : Nawal Tahiri

Screenwriters : Élisabeth Couturier, Thomas Cheysson

Voice : Clémentine Célarié

Editor : Julien Ngo-Trong

Sound Editor : Julien Ngo-Trong

Production Assistant : Saskia Nilly

Music Composer : Roque Rivas

Special Effects : Vladimir Mavounia-Kouka, Gustavo Almenara, Erwann Chabot, Jean-Christophe Levet

Grader : François Lavignotte

Sound mixer : Marie-Odile Dupont

Post-production supervisor : François-Joseph Botbol

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film, Documentary
Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation
Themes : Art, Painting, History
Production language : French, English, German
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2014
Runtime : 26 min
Production formats : Digital creation
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

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