Der Illusionist
A dazzling picture of the world's most successful art dealer: Helge Achenbach.When he forges invoices and calls the result a "collage", he falls into a deep slump.At the same time, the film is a grotesque about the development of the art market into a speculative exchange - driven by greed, a thirst for recognition and the grand illusion that the value of a painting can be measured by its price.
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A dazzling picture of the world's most successful art dealer: Helge Achenbach. When he forges invoices and calls the result a "collage", he falls into a deep slump. At the same time, the film is a grotesque about the development of the art market into a speculative exchange - driven by greed, a thirst for recognition and the grand illusion that the value of a painting can be measured by its price.
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- Apr 27, 2023
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- German
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