The Money Changer and His Wife, 1514, Quentin Metsys

The Money Changer and His Wife, 1514, Quentin Metsys

A Short film by Clément Cogitore

Produced by Les Poissons Volants

Production year : 2014

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.

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer :

Les Poissons Volants

Co-productions :

Arte France, Rmn - Grand Palais, Réseau Canopé, Musée d'Orsay

About

Thanks to digital animation, details of masterpieces from the history of art come alive to recount the spirit of the age and the upheavals of history: wars, revolutions, economic transformations, scientific discoveries, beliefs, and flow of ideas.

Photos

The Money Changer and His Wife, 1514, Quentin Metsys

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer :

Screenwriters :

Élisabeth Couturier, Thomas Cheysson

Sound Recordist :

Stéphane Larrat

Sound Editor :

Julien Ngo-Trong

Music Composer :

Grader :

François Lavignotte

Post-production supervisor :

François-Joseph Botbol

Executive Producer :

Voice :

Clémentine Célarié

Editor :

Julien Ngo-Trong

Production Assistant :

Special Effects :

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

Sound mixer :

Marie-Odile Dupont

Technical details

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 :

Unknown

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

Director

Clément Cogitore

Clément Cogitore

The Evil Eye (2018), The Amorous Indies (2017), Braguino (2017)

Website

http://www.poissonsvolants.com/project/les-petits-secrets-des-grands-tableaux-saison-1/