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Catalogue No.
21st International Documentary Market Amsterdam
297
Investigative | Human Interest / Social Issues | Art / Music / Culture
A Genuine Forger Un Vrai Faussaire Jean-Luc Leon
France, 2015 color, video, 88’ Original Language: French Subtitles: English
He’s the master-forger, famous for duping the art world for 30 years and flooding the market with thousands of fake Picassos, Matisses and Chagalls which sold for millions, were authenticated by art experts and remain on the walls of many galleries and museums. But he never copied anything. Instead Guy Ribes painted pictures that could have been made by the great artists themselves. In this remarkable film, Ribes tell everything. It’s a story of phony widows, false heirs and unscrupulous traders and last but not least, how he was able to fool everyone for so long.
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Following 30 years in clandestinity, Guy Ribes, the most prolific french art forger emerged from the shadows at the time of his arrest: we reveal the secrets of his art. International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2016
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