| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (102 min.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
For nearly 40 years, Wolfgang Beltracchi fooled the international art world and was responsible for the biggest art forgery scandal of the postwar era. An expert in art history, theory and painting techniques, he tracked down the gaps in the oeuvres of great artists - Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Heinrich Campendonk, André Derain and Max Pechstein, above all - and filled them with his own works. He and his wife Helene would then introduce them to the art world as originals. What makes these forgeries truly one-of-a-kind is that they are never mere copies of once-existing paintings, but products of Beltracchi's imagination, works "in the style of" famous early 20th-century artists. With his forgeries, he fooled renowned experts, curators and art dealers |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2014 |
| Credits |
Camera, Marcus Winterbauer ; editor, Katja Dringenberg ; music, Dürbeck & Dohmen |
| Performer |
Featuring Wolfgang & Helene Beltracchi; interviewees: Hendrik Hanstein, James Roundell, Sofia Komarova, Niklas Maak, René Allonge, Henry Keazor |
| Notes |
In German with English subtitles |
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Winner of Best Documentary at the German Film Awards |
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Online resource; title from title frames |
| Subject |
Beltracchi, Wolfgang, 1951 February 4-
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Beltracchi, Helene, 1958-
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| SUBJECT |
Beltracchi, Helene, 1958- fast |
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Beltracchi, Wolfgang, 1951 February 4- fast |
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Art forgers -- Germany -- Biography
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Art, Modern -- 20th century.
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Art forgers
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Art, Modern
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Germany
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documentary film.
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Biographies
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Documentary films
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Nonfiction films
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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Birkenstock, Arne, 1967- film director, screenwriter, film producer.
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Springer, Thomas, film producer.
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Beltracchi, Wolfgang, 1951 February 4- on-screen participant.
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Beltracchi, Helene, 1958- on-screen participant.
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Weber, Helmut G., film producer
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Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien, production company
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Tradewind Pictures, production company
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Kimstim Films, film distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), film distributor.
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