[1] The feature length documentary highlights the painter's complex creative process with rare footage of the artist at work in his studio in the Swiss mountain village of Rossinière.

"[5] Le Figaro regretted the artist's legendary reserve but admired "a visually stunning documentary that transforms an indiscreet visit into a poetic and analytical portrait...

The film examines the cruelty and isolation of Balthus in the light of his close friendship with Artaud who, describing the painter as his double, descended into madness while his twin fled with his sanity still intact.

"[6] Film critic Michel Parmentier of TéléCable Satellite applauded its intimate approach: "Near-definitive, the portrait examines the key moments of the painter's life and, more importantly, plunges the viewer into his strange and haunting universe... Balthus reveals various secrets.

There is real pleasure in watching the film as the director of Fellini: I'm a Born Liar skilfully marries erudition with emotion, allowing us to penetrate the painter's austere and complex personality devoted entirely to his art.