Ahead of next month's release of The Lost Leonardo, check out some of the enthusiastic reviews about this mind-blowing art thriller on the most expensive painting ever sold.
“A major film documentary that lifts the lid on some of the murkier dealings of the art market”
The Guardian
"Stylishly shot and twisty as a thriller"
★★★★
Total Film
"A bone fide cinema crowd-pleaser"
Screen Daily
"The fierce integrity of the painting’s restorer Dianne Modestini shines through Koefoed’s film"
Apollo Magazine
"Masterfully told"
Art News
“Riveting”
Deadline
“An enthralling art-world mystery”
Variety
“Engrossing”
Film Threat
“Slickly compelling”
Indiewire
“Thrilling”
The Film Stage
“Packs the fascination and wallop of an expertly executed fictional thriller”
NY Times
THE LOST LEONARDO tells the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. From the moment it is purchased from a shady New Orleans auction house, and its buyers discover masterful brushstrokes beneath its cheap restoration, the fate of the Salvator Mundi is driven by an insatiable quest for fame, money and power. But as its price soars, so do questions about its authenticity. Is this multi-million dollar painting actually by Leonardo – or do certain power players simply want it to be? Unravelling the hidden agendas of the world’s richest men and most powerful art institutions, THE LOST LEONARDO reveals how vested interests became all-important, and the truth secondary.