STANDBY PAINTER

By Amir YATZIV, Guy SLABINNCK

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Documentary - Completed 2018

An almost deserted museum, a guard wearing high heels, a cinephile thief and a Monet painting.

Festivals
& Awards

Visions du Reel 2018
Krakow International Film Festival 2018
DocAviv 2018
Brussels Art Film Festival - BAFF 2019
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • BELGIUM
    • Languages
    • POLISH
    • Duration
    • 52 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Amir YATZIV, Guy SLABINNCK
    • Producer(s)
    • 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 Claude 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 alerted Robert inadvertently by the click-clack sound of her shoes. When he finished what 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.