The Role of Chance
1984, French. Directed by Patrick Bokanowski.
"The Role of Chance" ("La part du hasard") focuses exclusively on drawing and painting techniques used by the painter Henri Dimier. Shot over several weeks in the same artist's studio, the film shows works in their different phases, processes rarely explained or little known. It also addresses many practical issues (choice of paper, pigment grinding, reports drawings, put the tiles, cliches, etc) as well as broader questions of method and inspiration (use of space, the role of contours, power of suggestion perspectives, use of random processes). Patrick Bokanowski sought with this film to restore the spirit of this teaching, showing how to bend a note or sometimes revealing an essential mystery of creation.
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- 0h 53m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1984
- Original title
- La part du hasard
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Patrick Bokanowski
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The Role of Chance runs 53 minutes (0h 53m).
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The Role of Chance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1984. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Role of Chance?
The Role of Chance (1984) was directed by Patrick Bokanowski and stars Henri Dimier.