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When Film Meets Painting: 12 Hidden Pictures in Our Favorite Movies We Missed

Where are all the paintings hiding that we have overlooked? If you noticed them, congratulations, you are a real movie and "painting" lover!

When the art of film meets the art of painting, in most cases it means that we will not be disappointed with the film. Directors who pay a lot of attention to their films often borrow ideas from world-famous painters.

One artist that has been used many times is definitely the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte, and in this article alone we will find as many as 4 of his works, which are hidden in popular films.

Let's see where all the paintings are hiding!

12 hidden images in our favorite movies that we missed:

The fifth element (The Fifth Element, 1997) and a picture Frida Kahlo's broken column.

The Fifth Element and The Broken Column by Frida Kahlo.
The Fifth Element and The Broken Column by Frida Kahlo.

Trainspotting (1996) and the painting Secrets of the Horizon by René Magritte.

Trainspotting and Secrets of the Horizon by René Magritte.
Trainspotting and Secrets of the Horizon by René Magritte.

Shirley: Visions of Reality (Shirley: Visions of Reality, 2013) and the painting New York Movie by Edward Hopper.

Shirley: Visions of Reality and Edward Hopper's New York Movie.
Shirley: Visions of Reality and Edward Hopper's New York Movie.

Malena (2000) and Georgette Magritte by René Magritte.

Malena and Georgette Magritte by René Magritte.
Malena and Georgette Magritte by René Magritte.

The Last Heist (Sexy Beast, 2000) and Over The Town by Marc Chagall.

The Last Heist and Over The Town by Marc Chagall.
The Last Heist and Over The Town by Marc Chagall.

Moonlight (2016) and the painting The Evening Gown by René Magritte.

Moonlight and The Evening Gown by René Magritte.
Moonlight and The Evening Gown by René Magritte.

Lust for Life (1956) and The Night Cafe by Vincent van Gogh.

Dreaming of life and painting The Night Cafe by Vincent van Gogh.
Dreaming of life and painting The Night Cafe by Vincent van Gogh.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) and René Magritte's Son of Man.

The Thomas Crown Affair and René Magritte's Son of Man.
The Thomas Crown Affair and René Magritte's Son of Man.

Star is Born (1954) and the painting Dancers tying shoes by Edgar Degas.

A star is born in Dancers tying shoes by Edgar Degas.
A star is born in Dancers tying shoes by Edgar Degas.

Pennies from Heaven (1981) and the painting Night Birds by Edward Hopper.

Dreaming of life and painting The Night Cafe by Vincent van Gogh.
Dreaming of life and painting The Night Cafe by Vincent van Gogh.

Forrest Gump (1994) and Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth.

Forrest Gump and Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth.
Forrest Gump and Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth.

Shutter Island (Shutter Island, 2010) and the painting The Kiss by Gustav Klimt.

The sinister island and The Kiss by Gustav Klimt.
The sinister island and The Kiss by Gustav Klimt.

You can find even more hidden pictures in popular movies in this video:

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