L'Affaire Caravage
MovieTitle | L'Affaire Caravage |
User score | 8.7 |
Release date | Mar 1, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Frédéric Biamonti |
Production country | France |
Production companies | ARTE, France 3 Paris Ile-de-France |
Run time | 86 min. |
In 2014 a large painting representing Judith Beheading Holofernes was discovered in an attic in Toulouse, France. A controversy ensued immediately about the attribution of the painting's authorship to Caravaggio. The documentary follows a famed art expert in charge of organizing the sale of the painting on behalf of the owners, while specialists debate on its authenticity.