National Conference on Documentary Film: *Le Tableau d'Usson*
Cour de l'école publique
07380 Jaujac
Jaujac, Ardèche
Opening : Thursday 20 August 2026.
Two documentaries will be screened as part of the Etats généraux du film documentaire, in partnership with Ardèche Images and the association “La Maison du Doc” in Lussas, and as part of the Terres de doc festival.
The Usson Painting
A film by Simone Lainé, telling the astonishing story of a 15th-century painting that lay forgotten for many years in a church in Auvergne.
Who could have imagined that this ‘Resurrection of Lazarus’, which remained hidden for nearly five centuries, might conceal another story?
It took art historian Claire Dechamps fifteen years of research to unravel the mystery of the painting, followed by three years of restoration to restore it to its former glory.
As the varnish wears away and the colours are reborn, the work gradually reveals an unexpected meaning, at the crossroads of the religious and the political.
A wonderful evening to discover not only an exceptional work of art, but also the stories of those who helped bring to light what it had to tell us.
In the presence of the director.
- Car park
- Parking
- Pets welcome
- Pets accepted: Yes
- Animal reception conditions:
Please be sure to keep your pets on a leash during your visit.
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- French
