wocomoCULTURE | Stealing Mona Lisa - The thief behind the greatest art heist of the 20th century @wocomoCULTURE | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
The story of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the Mona Lisa… his daughter who thought he was a hero… and the filmmaker who discovered the truth.
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How did an unassuming housepainter from Italy pull off “the greatest little known art heist in modern time?” Was his motivation more than money? Writer-director Joe Medeiros traces the path of Vincenzo Peruggia, charged with the 1911 theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from The Louvre, and finds the story of a daughter mourning the father she never knew and a country recovering from old wounds. Combining historical photographs, animation and interviews with Peruggia’s descendants, Medeiros answers why and how the man called “Macaroni” by his French co-workers absconded with and kept the legendary painting for two years. This riveting, often humorous documentary portrays a man struggling to find his way in the world and make his family proud. Most touching are the scenes of Peruggia’s 84-year-old daughter, Celestina, who grew up on stories about her father and longed for the truth.
Original Title: Mona Lisa is Missing - The Man Who Stole The Masterpiece
© 2013, A Midair Rose Production - Licensed by First Hand Films
The story of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the Mona Lisa… his daughter who thought he was a hero… and the filmmaker who discovered the truth.
Subscribe to wocomoCULTURE: goo.gl/VITuUt
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How did an unassuming housepainter from Italy pull off “the greatest little known art heist in modern time?” Was his motivation more than money? Writer-director Joe Medeiros traces the path of Vincenzo Peruggia, charged with the 1911 theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from The Louvre, and finds the story of a daughter mourning the father she never knew and a country recovering from old wounds. Combining historical photographs, animation and interviews with Peruggia’s descendants, Medeiros answers why and how the man called “Macaroni” by his French co-workers absconded with and kept the legendary painting for two years. This riveting, often humorous documentary portrays a man struggling to find his way in the world and make his family proud. Most touching are the scenes of Peruggia’s 84-year-old daughter, Celestina, who grew up on stories about her father and longed for the truth.
Original Title: Mona Lisa is Missing - The Man Who Stole The Masterpiece
© 2013, A Midair Rose Production - Licensed by First Hand Films
