French
LuxembourgFrance
In the early 1950s, in his family garden, Pierre begins building a replica of the Spray, the legendary sailboat on which Joshua Slocum made the first solo circumnavigation in 1895. This extraordinary home project will take several years to complete. Involved in the endeavor are Pierre's wife, Geneviève, and their 11-year-old son, François, who dreams of adventure. The child becomes passionate about the project and the figure of Slocum, a symbol of freedom. Selected for the Cannes, Annecy, and Locarno festivals, Jean-François Laguionie's new film (The Painting) is a poetic and delicate work about the beauty of an immobile journey embarked upon by a touching family trio.