The missing painting

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joshuastephen4 — 20 years ago(December 29, 2005 01:44 PM)

So what is everyone else's take on the painting that is obviously missing from the wall during the whole piano scene after the mom goes to bed? I think it symbolizes "something" that is supposed to be there but has obviously been removed to hide whatever it was (meaning hiding Marty and Jackie's relationship, however obvious it is). What do you think?

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joanbrazas — 20 years ago(December 29, 2005 04:54 PM)

I assumed it was a family portrait that included the father/husband that she (the mother) wanted to bury in more ways than one!

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lionphish — 20 years ago(January 06, 2006 10:50 PM)

I always thought that she noticed an old blood stain on the wallguess I should watch it again.
"You're like a life support system for a coc*k!"

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lotsofevil — 13 years ago(August 07, 2012 02:48 PM)

Here is a screengrab. Best I could do.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com:443/data.filmboards/images/upload/uTSsO.jpg
The painting is still hung in the opening sequence, but in 1983 it is gone.
Looks like an impressionist painting, but I can't identify which one. Anyone else?
http://www.vimeo.com/jzcommunicate/albums
<- Check it out

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crazykidben — 18 years ago(July 18, 2007 01:28 AM)

i thought it was either a family portrait including mr. pascal or a one of just mr. pascal.
it's interesting that he is shown in the painting above the mantle in the flashback at the beginning, but we never see that full-size portrait any other time in the movie.

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teresathebarista — 18 years ago(June 20, 2007 07:45 AM)

I always assumed it was probably a portrait of the father. It really is an intriguing little detail in the film.

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joshuastephen4 — 17 years ago(February 15, 2009 02:51 AM)

I never thought about it being a family portrait/painting of the father. That is a very interesting and plausible theory. Thanks for giving me a new take on an all ready intriguing movie:)

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JhenStah — 17 years ago(March 09, 2009 12:34 PM)

Hmm I never thought about it being a missing painting at all. I thought maybe Lesly was touching where the wall had been repaired/repainted from where a stray bullet might've gone when Jackie-O shot Marty.

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professor-3 — 15 years ago(July 12, 2010 04:06 PM)

You can clearly see that there's been a painting forever in a spot, it's gotten miscoloured.

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laurenwest1912 — 15 years ago(September 24, 2010 05:03 PM)

When I watch the opening sequence where young Jackie starts to run around all crazy in that room, I think I see that it's a picture of the twins next sitting next to each other as babies.