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Rating: 7.136/10 by 44 users

The Lost Leonardo (2021)

London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.

Directing:
  • Andreas Koefoed
Writing:
  • Duska Zagorac
  • Andreas Dalsgaard
  • Mark Monroe
  • Andreas Koefoed
  • Christian Kirk Muff
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2021

Rating: 7.136/10 by 44 users

Alternative Title:
迷失的莱昂纳多 - CN
"Salvator Mundi" oder Der verschollene Leonardo - DE
失踪的莱昂纳多 - CN

Country:
Canada
Denmark
France
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Français
Runtime: 01 hour 35 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $567,955

Plot Keyword: painting, leonardo da vinci, art, salvator mundi, copy of a lost original, savior of the world, oil on walnut panel

Georgina Adam
Self - Writer and Journalist
Warren Adelson
Self - Art Dealer
Evan Beard
Self - Banker
Yves Bouvier
Self - Freeport Owner and Businessman
Alison Cole
Self - Editor
Maria Teresa Fiorio
Self - Da Vinci Expert
Jacques Franck
Self - Artist and Restorer
Antoine Harari
Self - Investigative Journalist
Bradley Hope
Self - Investigative Journalist
Martin Kemp
Self - Da Vinci Expert
David Kirkpatrick
Self - Journalist
Stéphane Lacroix
Self - Middle East Expert
Bruce Lamarche
Self - Bouvier's Associate
Bernd Lindemann
Self - Former Berlin Gemäldegallerie Director
Alexander Parish
Self - Sleeper Hunter
Doug Patteson
Self - Former CIA Agent
Ashok Roy
Self - London National Gallery Director of Collections
Didier Rykner
Self - Editor
Jerry Saltz
Self - Art Critic and Writer
Kenny Schachter
Self - Art Critic and Writer
Robert Simon
Self - Art Dealer
Luke Syson
Self - Former London National Gallery Curator
Robert K. Wittman
Self - FBI Art Crime Team Founder
Frank Zöllner
Self - Da Vinci Expert
Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leonardo DiCaprio
Self - Actor (archive footage)

CinemaSerf

I think what fascinated me most about this was the idea that even today, with all of our scientific and chemical technology - we still cannot say for certain whether this painting is actually real! I recall the fuss at the time around the work in question "Salvator Mundi" - ostensibly by Leonardo da Vinci - and of the contrary opinions expressed as to it's authenticity. This documentary from Andreas Koefoed cannot emphatically enlighten us conclusively, but it does follow the journey of the artwork from it's humble, if somewhat unlikely, discovery (in Florida) through to it's much publicised acquisition for $450m. Is it real; was it deliberately faked; is it an overly restored work by his student, or of one of their students or by Dianne Modestini? All of these scenarios are questioned using a pretty high calibre list of experts involved over the years making this an intriguing look at not just how art is validated, but at the downright murky world of art dealing. Well worth a look.


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