The Stolen Painting
Le tableau volé

DIRECTED BY:
PASCAL BONITZER
STARRING:
ALEX LUTZ
LÉA DRUCKER
NORA HAMZAWI
LOUISE CHEVILLOTTE
COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2024 / 91 MINS / CTC
FRENCH
Sharp, elegant and funny. If we put this film up for auction, hands wouldn't stop going up in the room. Bonitzer once, Bonitzer twice, Bonitzer three times? Awarded. The buyer will not have to regret it.
- LE FIGARO
Inspired by incredible true events, acclaimed writer/director Pascal Bonitzer’s sharp and engrossing new social comedy follows a self-assured auctioneer whose professional and personal integrity is challenged by the discovery of a long-lost masterpiece.
Paris, present day. Brash 40-something André Masson (César Award-winner Alex Lutz), a hotshot modern art appraiser at prestigious high-end auction house Scottie’s, receives word that a painting by Egon Schiele may have been found in a young factory worker’s home in the Alsatian city of Mulhouse.
Though highly sceptical, André travels to view the canvas with his ex-partner Bettina (the superb Léa Drucker, Custody) who is also an expert valuator, only to be convinced of its authenticity as a masterwork long assumed destroyed by Nazi officials during WWII. For André, the ramifications of this once-in-a-lifetime find for his career and for his contentious relationship with his less-than-reliable intern Aurore (Louise Chevillotte), will prove both unexpected and transformative.
Skilfully brought to life by an array of both endearing and duplicitous characters, THE STOLEN PAINTING is a thrilling exploration of the often-cynical world of art dealing and collecting, where the jaw-dropping prices aren't always related to the rarity of the object. It’s savvy and sophisticated entertainment.
DIRECTED BY:
PASCAL BONITZER
STARRING:
ALEX LUTZ
LÉA DRUCKER
NORA HAMZAWI
LOUISE CHEVILLOTTE
COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2024 / 91 MINS / CTC
FRENCH