APRIL 02 FRI, 03 SAT, 04 SUN 9:30pm:
An MBC Premiere «DIGITAL» Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical DIGITAL Premiere!
(Documentary directed by Don Argott/2009/101 mins.)
An un-missable look at one of the art world’s most fascinating controversies and a celebrated selection of the Toronto, New York and AFI Film Festivals, Don Argott’s gripping documentary The Art of the Steal chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of art valued at more than $25 billion. In 1922, Dr. Albert C. Barnes formed a remarkable educational institution around his priceless collection of art. Now, more than 50 years after Barnes’ death, a powerful group of moneyed interests have gone to court for control of the art. Standing in their way is a group of Barnes’ former students and his will.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto, New York Film Fests, AFI Fest
“A PASSIONATE TELLING OF A STORY, told like a crime thriller and riveting throught out.” -Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
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