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STANDBY PAINTER

By Amir YATZIV, Guy SLABBINCK

CZAR FILM - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2018

STANDBY PAINTER tells the story of Robert Z. who stole a painting by replacing it with a replica in a museum in Poland. Using a mix of police archive videos and new paintings, Yatziv and Slabbinck play out a reality with multiple faces, between a mischievous copy and a search for the truth.

Festivals
& Awards

Visions du Reel 2018

Competition

DocAviv 2018

Competition

Kraków Film Festival 2018

Competition

BAFF 2018

Competition

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Documentary, Experimental, Art - Culture
- Countries
- BELGIUM, ISRAEL
- Languages
- POLISH
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Duration
- 50 mn
- Director(s)
- Amir YATZIV, Guy SLABBINCK
- Writer(s)
- Guy SLABBINCK, Amir YATZIV
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-E977-0000-R-0000-0000-U
- Producer(s)
- Eurydice GYSEL (CZAR FILM), Amir YATZIV, Guy SLABBINCK, Kaat CAMERLYNCK (CZAR FILM)
- Synopsis
- An almost deserted museum, a guard wearing high heels, a cinephile thief and a Monet painting. In September 2000, Robert Z. was given permission by the National Museum in Poznań, Poland, to make a replica of Monet’s painting ‘Beach in Pourville’. He was allowed to work in the quiet museum, which had no operational security cameras and was almost deserted on weekdays. Only one female guard was around, who every now and then inadvertently alerted Robert by the click-clack sound of her shoes. When he completed the task he came for, he returned home. Only days later did the truth finally dawn on the museum staff. In this revealing story, Robert himself confesses about the events and consequences of that fateful day in the museum.

STANDBY PAINTER

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