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18 October 2007 (Australia) moreGenre:
DocumentaryTagline:
Inspiration or Manipulation? You Decide.Plot:
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars. | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
A.M.P.A.S. Los Angeles Events For June Schedule Announced (From CinemaRetro. 22 May 2009, 10:18 AM, PDT)
17th Gotham Awards noms: Great World of Sound nabs 3
(From ioncinema. 22 October 2007)
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Great mystery movie + my guess of who's really painting moreCast
(Credited cast) | Amir Bar-Lev | ... | Himself |
| Anthony Brunelli | ... | Himself |
| Elizabeth Cohen | ... | Herself |
| Ron Curtis Jr. | ... | (voice) |
| Michael Kimmelman | ... | Himself |
| Laura Olmstead | ... | Herself |
| Mark Olmstead | ... | Himself |
| Marla Olmstead | ... | Herself |
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This is an exceptional movie that provides the evidence and leaves it to each viewer to decide the core mystery.
Does 4 year old Marla Olmstead paint her own modern art or is she being used by the adults around her? The documentary benefits from having begun before the 60 Minutes coverage, when the authenticity of Marla's work is unquestioned. The Olmsteads are a beautiful and loving family with two marvelous kids.
The filmmaker does a great job taking us inside their world as fame descends upon Marla. Then things really heat up when the 60 Minutes piece breaks- and the cameras are rolling on the parents as it airs.
The film does not decide for you but presents the evidence evenly, making it for me one of the most entertaining recent films.
My guess of who's really painting- The mother seems too sincere to be lying but dad appears a little shifty, and they say they work opposing shifts. The guy I suspect is really doctoring the paintings from childish to MOMA quality is the art gallery owner. There is a scene showing him doing hyper-realistic painting and he is clearly a great artist, but it also seems he may have a chip on his shoulder that he has not been recognized as a talent. They say in the movie that it's always the two men against the mother when it comes to making decisions about Marla's career, so I suspect these two are working together for the substantial financial rewards, while making it easy and technically true for Dad to say that he doesn't do the painting.
It will be interesting to see how Marla progresses artistically as she gets older and is no longer under her parent's or art dealer's control. She is certainly an engaging young girl and her story in fifteen years is potentially the subject of another film.
No matter who you choose to believe, this documentary is top notch.