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In 2008, a few of the world’s most distinguished Leonardo Da Vinci experts gathered around an easel at the National...
In 2008, a few of the world’s most distinguished Leonardo Da Vinci experts gathered around an easel at the National Gallery in London to examine a mysterious painting - an unassuming Salvator Mundi (Latin for Savior of the World) - found in a shady New Orleans auction house, that a select few believed to be a long-forgotten masterwork by Leonardo Da Vinci. That day, Salvator Mundi was authenticated as being the creation of Da Vinci himself, and thus, one of the most beguiling and perplexing stories of the 21st century was set into motion.
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"The Lost Leonardo is the first art-world documentary I’ve seen that captures what art becomes once it goes through the looking glass of greed: not just a commodity, but a way of transferring and manipulating power."
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Variety
Variety"(The Lost Leonardo) packs the fascination and wallop of an expertly executed fictional thriller."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The Lost Leonardo proves to be a thoughtful examination of not only the origins of the painting at its centre but of perception."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"A slickly compelling doc..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Really, The Lost Leonardo is a detective story. Like any good detective story, it's also a morality tale."
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe"While the intersection of hype, art, and money is fertile territory and Koefoed makes the most of it, he misses the opportunity to look more deeply at the somewhat mediocre painting itself..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"An art documentary that plays like a thriller..."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"It plays out like a detective mystery and feels as meticulously plotted as an art heist."
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NPR
NPR"A slick, fascinating mystery that uncovers ego and hubris in the art world..."
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Salon
SalonThe Lost Leonardo | Details
- Rating
- PG, Mild coarse language and brief nudity
- Runtime
- 96
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- UK
