The Painter and the Thief

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jacquesleslie @JacquesLeslie 03/15/2024 A remarkable documentary that goes deep. The main characters reveal themselves with astonishing clarity and honesty. And beautiful art besides. See more hardy c @hardy00 03/14/2024 Interesting film but as flawed as the two central people in it. Indeed, I came away thinking that the recovering junkie/ex-thief wasn't nearly as messed up as the artist whose work he stole. The really interesting aspect that was scarcely touched on was the relationship Barbora had with her real life boyfriend, who rightly began suspecting more than a compassionate connection with the thief. The documentary did not need to be two plus hours long for us to understand that she was filling a need she wasn't getting otherwise, and I do not mean a sexual one. See more clay w @ottovonb60 07/13/2022 Brilliant and beautiful rumination on the power of art and redemption. So many scenes in this film are so personal and confessional I had to remind myself there was a film maker in the room at the time. The camera is that unobtrusive. As if it's not even there. The underlying story is very unusual, intriguing, and utterly engaging. See more 11/24/2021 Accompanied by the arresting painting talent from Barbora Kysilkova, Benjamin Ree presents a masterful work of passionate filmmaking, a fascinating film that is not only deeply touching, but also evoking and a study of the power of forgivness, as well as a analysis of the stranger than fiction bounds between human beings. See more 03/30/2021 This story did not go where I thought it was going. See more ari v @RT59419633 02/21/2021 A well-crafted look at our weakness for destruction. A backdoor, not unlike the one Milgram shone light on. See more Read all reviews

The Painter and the Thief

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