A Real Vermeer (2016)

The life story of Dutch painter Han van Meegeren, from his beginnings as a rebellious young artist in 1920s Amsterdam to his rise to infamy as one of the most ingenious art forgers of all time.

Director:

Rudolf van den Berg

Writers:

Jan Eilander, Rudolf van den Berg

Stars:

Jeroen Spitzenberger, Lize Feryn, Roeland Fernhout

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeroen Spitzenberger	...	Han van Meegeren
Lize Feryn	...	Jolanka Lakatos
Roeland Fernhout	...	Theo van der Pas
Porgy Franssen	...	Abraham Bredius
Dewi Reijs	...	Anna van Meegeren
Mingus Dagelet	...	Jac van Meegeren
Raymond Thiry	...	The Prosecutor
Claude Humbert	...	Hermann Göring
Hans Croiset	...	The President of the Court
Viviane de Muynck	...	The Psychiatrist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc Bonert	...	Kissing nazi
Hayo De Wilde	...	Jac van Meegeren (6 y.o.)
Casimiro Fernandes	...	Painting art expert
Éric Gigout	...	Deutscher Offizier
Fabrice Godfroid	...	Court clerk

Storyline

Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he paints in the style of his idols Rembrandt and Vermeer, critics find his work old-fashioned and they call him a copycat. Just to prove a point, he produces a fake Vermeer and tries to pass it off as a real one. It works. Instead of revealing the truth and thereby embarrassing the art world, he continues to make money off of his many forgeries. Soon he is caught in a web of lies and deceit, and his life spins out of control. Then one day, high ranking Nazi Hermann Göring knocks on his door, looking for a Vermeer for his private collection...

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | male nudity | nudity | bare chested male | barefoot male | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook The official website

Country:

Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

3 November 2016 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

A Real Van Meegeren

Box Office

Budget:

€3,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€33,386 (Netherlands), 6 November 2016, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rinkel Film, Fu Works, Cadenza Films B.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A real style copiest

Seeing the film I concluded that Van Meegeren used the painting style and signature of Vermeer which received recognition as Vermeer paintings. Had he painted them under his own name, he would never have become famous.

I am no expert but isn't it strange that when a famous name paints a picture, every art critic or expert will say how good it is, but had an unknown person painted it, no one will except it as good initially until he is dead (not to step out of line). This means that art critics and experts don't know what constitutes good art and are no better than the average man. An average man will adore a painting as good art in the eyes of the beholder.

I had never heard of this painter and watched the show for this purpose. The film was more an art movie than a drama, not to my liking, style and type of movie for enjoyment. In my eyes Van Meegeren was an excellent painter, if experts accepted the paintings as Vermeer's!