Dianne Modestini and Ashok Roy inspecting the Naples copy of the Salvator Mundi (2019).
Copyright The Lost Leonardo – Photo by Adam Jandrup. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
“This is the most improbable story that has ever happened in the art world,” is how the subject of the documentary The Lost Leonardo is described by one of its expert interviewees. Few artworks as valuable as those by Leonardo DaVinci, so the possibility that a known but long lost painting by the great master has been found generates headlines far beyond the art world. But an interest in art is not needed to be fascinated by the twisty, shocking tale told by The Lost Leonardo, a tale more about money and power than art. This top-notch documentary documentary takes us deep into the murky, hidden world of Old Masters art, a story involving extreme wealth, shady financial dealing, greedy institutions, ambition academics, clever auction houses,...
Copyright The Lost Leonardo – Photo by Adam Jandrup. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
“This is the most improbable story that has ever happened in the art world,” is how the subject of the documentary The Lost Leonardo is described by one of its expert interviewees. Few artworks as valuable as those by Leonardo DaVinci, so the possibility that a known but long lost painting by the great master has been found generates headlines far beyond the art world. But an interest in art is not needed to be fascinated by the twisty, shocking tale told by The Lost Leonardo, a tale more about money and power than art. This top-notch documentary documentary takes us deep into the murky, hidden world of Old Masters art, a story involving extreme wealth, shady financial dealing, greedy institutions, ambition academics, clever auction houses,...
- 9/3/2021
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors" Tweetable Logline: When an autistic boy runs away from his immigrant family into the NYC subway, he forces his family to reconcile their differences. Elevator Pitch: When a young autistic boy runs away from his Mexican-immigrant family on the fringes of New York City, he embarks on an odyssey that forces his splintered family to reconcile their differences. Production Team: Director: Sam Fleishner ("Wah Do Dem") Producers: Veronica Nickel ("Dead Man's Burden," "Nor'easter"), Craig Shilowich ("Frozen River," "Dark Horse"), SeeThink Films, M ss ng P eces Dp: Adam Jandrup Production Design: Sara White About the...
- 7/26/2012
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
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