Movie Title : The Art Of The Steal Release Date : Feb 26, 2010 Wide Genre Movie :Musical & Performing Arts,Documentary
Mpaa Rating : PG
Actors :Dr. Albert C. Barnes,John Street,Richard H. Glanton,Julian Bond,Ross L. Mitchell,Nick Tinari,Dr. Robert Zaller,David d'Arcy,Christopher Knight,Barry Munitz,John Anderson,Dr. Colin B. Bailey,William Glackens,Irv Nahan,Jay Raymond,Richard L. Feigen,Harry Sefarbi,Lucinda Fleeson,Marcelle Pick,David W. Rawson
Born into a working-class family in Philadelphia, Albert C. Barnes was a man who through hard work and determination became a doctor and medical researcher, founding a successful pharmaceutical firm that made him a multimillionaire. As his fortune grew, Barnes developed a taste for art and in time assembled one of the world's most remarkable private collections, featuring original paintings by Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso, Cézanne, and many other important artists. Barnes relied on his own instincts rather than the advice of experts when he bought paintings, and he had little use for the pretentious attitudes of Philadelphia's art collectors and high society; the animosity between Barnes and the city's art establishment grew to the point that in 1922 he opened the Barnes Foundation, a private gallery where he kept his collection rather than share it with institutions such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Barnes Foundation was open by invitation only, and the doctor preferred to have his collection seen by students and serious art lovers rather than those he felt didn't appreciate the work. Barnes died in 1951, and made strict provisions in his will that his collection was not to be sold, lent to other museums, or removed from the grounds of the Barnes Foundation. Lincoln University, a traditionally African-American college, was appointed to oversee the foundation's collection. But after the death of Barnes' protégée Violette de Mazia in 1988, Lincoln University's trustees took full control of the collection, now estimated to be worth 25 billion dollars, and a number of individuals and organizations inexperienced in the world of art laid hands upon the Barnes archive. The Art of the Steal is a documentary by Don Argott that explores how greed, political power, and good intentions colluded to violate Albert C. Barnes' wishes and scatter his collection across the globe. The Art of the Steal was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Argott beautifully explicates how this crew pulled off the most daring daylight art theft in history, though his passionate identification with the pro-Barnes faction limits the movie's political nuance.Cliff Doerksen-Chicago Reader
The film's good versus bad scenario is, while understandable, too simplistic.
Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor
The Art of the Steal ultimately gets mired in the legal weeds, a snare made all the more frustrating by the fact that the move is a fait accompli.
Ann Hornaday-Washington Post
It's impossible not to be moved by the almost eerie film footage of the walls of the Barnes' original home with the art removed, revealing bare hooks and patches of unfaded paint: ghosts, doomed to wander.
Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
A blunt, persuasive documentary.
Kyle MacMillan-Denver Post
I found it fascinating for a number of reasons, balanced reporting not among them.
Joe Morgenstern-Wall Street Journal
A fascinating good guy vs. bad guy art film about the big business of culture, that puts it on the same footing as big corporations.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews
No matter what side you end up taking, you still might be tempted to call your lawyer to go over your will just one more time.
Alison Gang-San Diego Union-Tribune
The Art of the Steal paints only in black and white.
Christopher Long-Movie Metropolis
A tragic, true tale exposing America's ugly, two-tiered system of justice defined by the color line.
Kam Williams-Sly Fox
Its lack of objectivity doesn't hurt the film as a piece of entertainment, although it does seem to weaken its own argument a little.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Don Argott's new documentary makes some of the most outlandish conspiracy theories seem strangely believable.
Dan Lybarger-eFilmCritic.com
...A highly partisan and energetic documentary
Philip Martin-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A terrifically convoluted yarn with dozens of major players.
Robert W. Butler-Kansas City Star
There's a nagging, one-sided feel to this unapologetic bit of activist filmmaking, but that doesn't make the story any less compellilng, or the film any less enraging.
Mike Scott-Times-Picayune
Barnes might be only one man, but The Art of the Steal shows exactly what happens when politicians become too hungry with power and heavily infringe upon our private lives. Now I guess I can see why the Tea Party is all up in arms.
Adam Tobias-Watertown Daily Times
A model of documentary filmmaking and activist cinematic journalism: unfailingly entertaining, expertly constructed and undeniably -- perhaps justifiably -- biased.
John Beifuss-Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
While The Art of the Steal makes a very convincing -- even bone-chilling -- argument... the film fails to even ponder why easier access to some of the world's greatest art treasures might not be an entirely bad thing.
Kimberley Jones-Austin Chronicle
Controversial and suspenseful, it evolves like a crime thriller as a collector's legally documented wishes are corrupted by the vulgarity of commerce.
Susan Granger-SSG Syndicate
That tens of thousands of years of human and cultural progress could manifest itself in a single human being... and be obliterated in less than a half-century by commoditization to the advantage of public and private power-brokers is the great tragedy.
Rubin Safaya-Cinemalogue.com
It is a pretty informative documentary and, as such, it's sure to get at least a few devoted art lovers' blood boiling.
Jeff Vice-Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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A gripping tale of intrigue and mystery in the art world, this film traces the history of the Barnes collection of Post-Impressionist paintings, which was worth billions and became the subject of a power struggle after the 1951 death of the owner. Dr. Albert Barnes collected 181 Renoirs, 69 Cazannes, 59 Matisses, 46 Picassos and many other valuable paintings. But the political wrangling over the collection eventually led to its division.TagLine The Art Of The Steal The true story of a multi-billion dollar art heist and how they got away with it.
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