Italy’s Fandango will be launching sales at the Cannes Marché du Film on “The Sleeper,” a doc directed by Spain’s Alvaro Longoria about a lost Caravaggio painting depicting a thorn-crowned Christ that’s been making global headlines and will soon be displayed at the Prado museum in Madrid.
“The Sleeper” is structured like a thriller in which the viewer is guided by art dealer Jorge Coll on the tortuous journey of this piece of art, titled “Ecce Homo.” After hanging in the living room of an ordinary Spanish home for decades, the painting was attributed to the circle of the 17th-century Spanish artist José de Ribeira when it was offered for sale at a Madrid auction house in April 2021. It almost sold for just €1,500 before something clicked, prompting experts in Spain and Italy to reexamine the work.
“What happens when a painting that has always adorned the living...
“The Sleeper” is structured like a thriller in which the viewer is guided by art dealer Jorge Coll on the tortuous journey of this piece of art, titled “Ecce Homo.” After hanging in the living room of an ordinary Spanish home for decades, the painting was attributed to the circle of the 17th-century Spanish artist José de Ribeira when it was offered for sale at a Madrid auction house in April 2021. It almost sold for just €1,500 before something clicked, prompting experts in Spain and Italy to reexamine the work.
“What happens when a painting that has always adorned the living...
- 5/7/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Spain’s Morena, Mediacrest and Estrategia Audiovisual are joining forces with Italy’s Fandango on “The Sleeper,” a thriller doc following an alleged Caravaggio painting, directed by producer-helmer Álvaro Longoria.
Rome-based Fandango also handles international sales rights. It is attending the EFM.
Based on an original story created by Morena co-founder Longoria, Mediacrest’s Gerardo Olivares and Estrategia Audiovisual’s Ricardo Fernández-Deu, the project started production at the end of 2023, and is being shot in Madrid, London and several cities in Italy.
Guided by art dealer Jorge Coll, “The Sleeper” tells the journey of a piece of art that goes from a house’s living room in Madrid to making headlines worldwide in light of the possibility that it could be a lost painting by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio.
“You can’t ask for a better thriller plot,” Longoria told Variety. “The world of art is fascinating and somewhat obscure.
Rome-based Fandango also handles international sales rights. It is attending the EFM.
Based on an original story created by Morena co-founder Longoria, Mediacrest’s Gerardo Olivares and Estrategia Audiovisual’s Ricardo Fernández-Deu, the project started production at the end of 2023, and is being shot in Madrid, London and several cities in Italy.
Guided by art dealer Jorge Coll, “The Sleeper” tells the journey of a piece of art that goes from a house’s living room in Madrid to making headlines worldwide in light of the possibility that it could be a lost painting by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio.
“You can’t ask for a better thriller plot,” Longoria told Variety. “The world of art is fascinating and somewhat obscure.
- 2/17/2024
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
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