


L'Affaire Caravage (2020)
In 2014 a large painting representing Judith Beheading Holofernes was discovered in an attic in Toulouse, France. A controversy ensued immediately about the attribution of the painting's authorship to Caravaggio. The documentary follows a famed art expert in charge of organizing the sale of the painting on behalf of the owners, while specialists debate on its authenticity.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.art-collector, tmdb.painting, tmdb.art, tmdb.caravaggio, imdb.year-2019, imdb.toulouse-france, imdb.famous-painter + 36 more, imdb.reference-to-famous-painting, imdb.expert-analysis, imdb.art-expert, imdb.authenticity, imdb.long-lost, imdb.reference-to-judith-beheading-holofernes, imdb.first-person-narration, imdb.reference-to-john-the-baptist, imdb.beheading, imdb.bible-story, imdb.reference-to-medusa, imdb.louvre-museum-paris, imdb.metropolitan-museum-of-art-manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.reference-to-david-fincher, imdb.reference-to-david-and-goliath, imdb.art-market, imdb.art-masterpiece, imdb.art-restoration, imdb.restoring-a-painting, imdb.closing-a-sale, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, imdb.2010s, imdb.expert, imdb.controversy, imdb.decapitation, imdb.graphic-violence, imdb.exile, imdb.art-history, imdb.italian-art, imdb.rome-italy, imdb.naples-italy, imdb.malta, imdb.auction, imdb.auctioneer, tmdb.painter, imdb.expertise
Production companies: ARTE, France 3 Paris Ile-de-France
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