Stolen art : une collection particulière = a private collection /

Stolen art : une collection particulière = a private collection / La Parti Production présente une coproduction du C.B.A. Centre de l'audiovisuel à Bruxelles ; une coproduction Alea Jacta ; un film de Simon Backès ; scénario et realisation, Simon Backès ; production, Vincent Tavier, Philippe Kauffmann.

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In New York City in 1978, an unknown Czech artist by the name of Pavel Novak held an exhibit entitled "Stolen Art," which featured paintings by Rembrandt, Courbet, Van Gogh and other great masters, all reproduced with astonishing accuracy by Novak. Following the claim by a private collecto...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street)
Corporate Authors: Parti Production (Firm), Centre de l'audiovisuel à Bruxelles, Alea Jacta (Firm), Icarus Films
Other Authors: Backès, Simon (Screenwriter, Director), Tavier, Vincent (Producer), Kauffmann, Philippe (Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
French
Italian
Published: [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Icarus Films, 2010.
Subjects:
Novak, Pavel.
Novák, Pavel, > 1918-
Art > Forgeries.
Art > Reproduction.
Art > Attribution.
Art thefts.
Painting > Forgeries.
Painting > Reproduction.
Painting > Attribution.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:In New York City in 1978, an unknown Czech artist by the name of Pavel Novak held an exhibit entitled "Stolen Art," which featured paintings by Rembrandt, Courbet, Van Gogh and other great masters, all reproduced with astonishing accuracy by Novak. Following the claim by a private collector that one painting was actually an original stolen from his home, the FBI shut down the exhibit and Novak disappeared without a trace.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: La Parti Production/CBA/Alea Jacta, c2007.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (56 min.) : digital, sound, color
Audience:10 and up.
Production Credits:Editors, Laora Bardos, Thomas Baudour ; cinematography, Hichame Alaouie.
Language:In English, French and Italian with English subtitles.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 14, 2014).

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