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The Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, the True Story

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 25m
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7.2/10
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The Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, the True Story (2012)
Mona Lisa Is Missing (formerly The Missing Piece) is the story of the greatest little-known art theft of all time. With the most unlikely thief. And no one knows why he really did it. Until now. More than 100 years after the theft of the Mona Lisa, writer/director Joe Medeiros finds the real reason Vincenzo Peruggia stole the masterpiece from the Louvre -- a reason Peruggia's only daughter didn't even know.
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A man steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. His 84-year-old daughter thought he did it for patriotic reasons. A filmmaker spends more than 30 years trying to find the truth.A man steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. His 84-year-old daughter thought he did it for patriotic reasons. A filmmaker spends more than 30 years trying to find the truth.A man steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911. His 84-year-old daughter thought he did it for patriotic reasons. A filmmaker spends more than 30 years trying to find the truth.
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  • Director
    • Joe Medeiros
  • Writer
    • Joe Medeiros
  • Stars
    • Celestina Peruggia
    • Joe Medeiros
    • Benito Mussolini(archive footage)
  • Director
    • Joe Medeiros
  • Writer
    • Joe Medeiros
  • Stars
    • Celestina Peruggia
    • Joe Medeiros
    • Benito Mussolini(archive footage)
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    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Celestina Peruggia
    • Self - 84 years, daughter of Vincenzo Peruggia
    Joe Medeiros
    • Self
    Benito Mussolini
    Benito Mussolini
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robert K. Wittman
    Robert K. Wittman
    • Self - FBI special agent, investigator in cases involving art theft and art fraud
    • (as Robert Wittman)
    Jérôme Coïgnard
    • Self - art journalist
    Aaron Freundschuh
    • Self - professor of history, Cuny Queens College
    Charles Hill
    • Self - former Scotland Yard investigator in cases involving art theft and art fraud
    Milton Esterow
    • Self - editor and publisher, ARTnews magazine
    Donald Sassoon
    • Self - professor of Comparative European History
    Robert Noah
    • Self - author
    Darian Leader
    • Self - psychoanalyst
    Mary S. Gibson
    • Self - professor, University of Glasgow
    Paolo Sorbi
    • Self
    Sabena Sorbi
    • Self
    Fernando De Stefano
    • Self - on-camera translator
    • (as Nando De Stefano)
    Pierangelo Frigerio
    • Self - historian
    Thomas Hoobler
    • Self - author
    Dorothy Hoobler
    • Self - author
    • Director
      • Joe Medeiros
    • Writer
      • Joe Medeiros
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      No paintings were harmed in the making of this film.

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    10/10
    A Must See Fabulous Documentary !
    FYI - The name of this documentary was changed to MONA LISA IS MISSING ! (A more apt title.) In about 2011, I found out about the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. I was incredulous. Did this really happen? Well, it did and this documentary fills in all the blanks.

    This is a definite MUST SEE ! It is illuminating, heartwarming and, at times, laugh out loud hilarious.

    A true labor of love and it shows in each and every frame ! ! !

    I did see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in July of 1970 (and have the pictures to prove same). Back then you could still get front and center. There were no barriers (save for the glass), unlike now. I'm glad I could see her so very close to me.
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    • Feb 11, 2015

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Missing Piece: The Truth About the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France(external scenes)
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      1 hour 25 minutes
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      • Color

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