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The Burnt Orange Heresy ()


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Hired to procure a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art scholar becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

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James Figueras
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Berenice Hollis
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Joseph Cassidy
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Jerome Debney
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Evelina Macri
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Rodolfo
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Spectrum News NY1 Anchor (uncredited)
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Art Admirer (uncredited)
Rasneet Kaur ...
Lea (uncredited)
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Art Lecture Attendee (uncredited)
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Art Party Girl (uncredited)
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Art Patron (uncredited)
Pat Starke ...
Art Fan (uncredited)

Directed by

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Giuseppe Capotondi ... (directed by)

Written by

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Charles Willeford ... (based on the book by)
 
Scott B. Smith ... (screenplay by)

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Sienna Aquilini ... executive producer
Dante Ariola ... executive producer
Stefano Biraghi ... line producer
Aris Boletsis ... executive producer
Alastair Burlingham ... executive producer
Daniel Campos Pavoncelli ... executive producer
Marco Cohen ... executive producer
Charlie Dombek ... executive producer
Fabrizio Donvito ... executive producer
Benedetto Habib ... executive producer
William Horberg ... producer (produced by)
David Lancaster ... producer (produced by)
Jonathan Loughran ... executive producer
Alessandro Mascheroni ... executive producer
Vaishali Mistry ... executive producer
Jon Shiffman ... executive producer
Marie Gabrielle Stewart ... executive producer (as Marie-Gabrielle Stewart)
Peter Touche ... executive producer
Scott Varnado ... associate producer
Aeysha Walsh ... executive producer
Peter Watson ... executive producer
Stephanie Wilcox ... executive producer
August Zander ... executive producer
David Zander ... producer (produced by)

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Craig Armstrong

Cinematography by

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David Ungaro ... director of photography

Editing by

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Guido Notari

Editorial Department

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Nicola Bonifati ... deliverables and quality control
Eleonora Cao ... first assistant editor
Claudia Cavallari ... digital intermediate optical editor
Daniele Cipriani ... digital colorist
Cristiano Delogu ... digital intermediate producer
Davide Piastra ... digital intermediate editor
Manuela Spartà ... color assist
Sofija Sztepanov ... production coordinator
Paolo Tarantini ... post-production assistant
Monica Verzolini ... post-production coordinator

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Totoi Santoro

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Gabriella Pescucci

Makeup Department

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Silvia Acquapendente ... assistant hair stylist
Maria Boikowa ... assistant makeup artist (as Maria Boykova)
Caroline Clements ... makeup artist and hair stylist: Mick Jagger
Samankta Mura ... hair stylist
Katia Sisto ... makeup designer (as Caterina 'Katia' Sisto)

Production Management

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Carlo Segantini ... unit manager
Jonathan Burkhart ... unit production manager (uncredited)

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Inti Carboni ... first assistant director
Luca Padrini ... second assistant director
Riccardo Vincentini ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Fabio Aneto ... art dept. coordinator
Micol Miryam Ginevra Arfaras ... set designer third assistant
Marzio Bardi ... swing gang
Alessandra Alberello Conti ... art buyer
Gabriele Forte ... swing gang asst.
Benedetta Maestro ... set designer second assistant
Isolina Maranzano ... set designer assistant
Cristina Vittoria Marazzi ... set designer third assistant
Enrico Marchesan ... assistant property master
Stefano Picciarelli ... property master

Sound Department

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Gianluca Basili ... sound effects editor
Sergio Basili ... foley artist
Daniela Bassani ... sound editor
Alessandro Boscolo ... sound engineer
Lorenzo Ciarlantini ... adr recordist
Marzia Cordò ... sound editor
Gianni Pallotto ... sound mixer
Giandomenico Petillo ... boom operator (as Gian Domenico Maria Petillo)
Massimo Rocchi ... foley recording mixer
Antonio Tirinelli ... sound effects editor
Bruna Tomaselli ... adr assistant
Jesse Flaitz ... additional sound mixer (uncredited)
Riccardo Gruppuso ... re-recording mix technician (uncredited)
Rich Macar ... commentary recordist (uncredited)
Leonardo Paoletti ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bruno Falconi ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Marco Cattaneo ... vfx senior compositor
Fabrizio Pistone ... on set vfx supervisor

Stunts

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Danilo Capuzi ... stunt double: Claes Bang
Gianluca Gorga ... stunt double: Donald Sutherland
Marco Pancrazi ... stunt coordinator
Emiliano Novelli ... stunt supervisor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Marco Angeloni ... second assistant: "b" camera
Antonello Beghetto ... first assistant: "b" camera
Davide Bongiorni ... second assistant: "b" camera
Davide Bongiorni ... second assistant camera: B camera
Andrea Brolpito ... digital imaging technician
Yuri Carboni ... grip
Eleonora Castiello ... video assist
Antonio Cirelli ... electrician
Carlo Febbraro ... second assistant: "a" camera
Stefano Fois ... key grip
Giovanni Gobbi ... additional camera operator: Milan
Paolo Gobbi ... first assistant: "b" camera
José Haro ... still photographer (as Jose Haro)
Maurizio Iannello ... first assistant: "b" camera
Stefano Memelli ... second assistant: "b" camera
Marco Messina ... video assist
Juri Molinaroli ... first assistant: "b" camera
Filippo Negrello ... grip
Emiliano Pallassini ... electrician
Marco Pirino ... best boy electric
Stefano Davide Pisoni ... genny operator
Nicolò Primo ... first assistant: "a" camera (as Nicolo' Primo)
Giacomo Rebuzzi ... additional digital imaging technician
Franco Rosignoli ... camera operator:"b" camera (as Franco 'Rusty' Rosignoli)
Andrea Rostellato ... chief lighting technician
Francesco Saccani ... grip
Marco Scorpiade ... best boy grip
Andrea Trisolino ... grip
Brian Barney ... second assistant camera: New York (uncredited)
Aitor Mendilibar ... first assistant camera: New York (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Dario Stucchi ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Maria Teresa Fumagalli ... seamstress
Sara Gomarasca ... costume assistant
Uliva Pizzetti ... costume supervisor (as Uliva Braibanti Pizzetti)

Location Management

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Andrea Foletti ... location manager
Ambra Principato ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Darren Blumenthal ... executive music producer
Rupert Coulson ... score mixer
Tara Finegan ... executive music producer
Emma Ford ... score supervisor
Scott Fraser ... score programmer
Rachel Hughes ... music clearance & licensing
Laura Katz ... music supervisor
Alison Lawrence ... musician: solo cello (as Alison Lawrance)
Damiano Silva ... music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Roberta Butti ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Paolo Bernardini ... driver
Alessandro Bigoni ... transportation coordinator
Eros Frangi ... driver
Marco Gambera ... driver
Federico Lanfredi ... driver
Max Limo ... picture car coordinator
Dario Nistri ... driver
Michele Peretti ... driver
Alfonso Raeta ... driver
Fabrizio Rapezzi ... driver
Claudio Romanato ... driver
Stefano Valdes ... driver

Additional Crew

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Matteo Barletta ... production coordinator
Mariia Beliaeva ... stand-in: Mrs. Debicki
Stefano Bonetto ... set production assistant
Andrea Colzani ... cast pa
Christelle Conan ... for: Ingenious Media
Antonio D'Amato ... cast pa
Arianna Dolini ... production secretary
Nerina Fiumanò ... payroll accountant
Agar Forjan ... for: Ingenious Media
Thomas R. Greenberg ... Legal Services to Wonderful Films
Robert Hackl ... provider: completion bond
Paul Hillier ... provider: insurance
Elizabeth Kormanova ... director of business affairs: Hanway Films
Marco Leoniddi ... set production assistant
Nadine Luque ... for: Ingenious Media
Tanera Marshall ... dialect coach
Lisa Nava ... assistant production coordinator
Chiara Perazzoli ... stand-in: Mrs. Debicki
Gary Raskin ... provider: speciality finance
Alessandra Robecchi ... set production assistant
Giuseppe Santojanni ... stand-in: Mr. Bang
Stefano Villani ... production accountant
Dario Nistri ... production assistant (uncredited)
Marina Zavros ... assistant production coordinator: second unit (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jonathan Burkhart ... special thanks
Dom Faccini ... special thanks
Nerina Fiumanò ... in memory of
Stephen Frears ... the director would like to thank
Jonathan Gardner ... special thanks
David Goerk ... special thanks
Eric Harbert ... special thanks
Lindsey Hunt ... thanks
Carissa Knol ... special thanks
Neil LaBute ... special thanks
Erica Drache Martelli ... special thanks (as Erica Drache)
Elan Ruspoli ... special thanks
Andrew Schwartzberg ... special thanks
Nick Shumaker ... very special thanks
Roeg Sutherland ... special thanks
Mary Lou Zelazny ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

An ambitious art critic, James Figueras, is approached by a wealthy art collector, Joseph Cassidy, with a proposition. Cassidy has the reclusive artist Jerome Debney living on his estate: if Figueras can procure for him, by whatever means, a Debney painting he can get an interview with Debney, something no one has done for 50 years, and Cassidy will help Figueras's career. Getting the painting becomes an obsession for Figueras. Written by grantss

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Taglines You Can't Paint Over the Truth See more »
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Also Known As
  • La tela dell'inganno (Italy)
  • Hérésie (France)
  • Una obra maestra (Spain)
  • Una obra maestra (Argentina)
  • 더 번트 오렌지 헤러시 (South Korea)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The luggage tag that can be seen on Berenice's suitcase at the beginning of the climactic bathtub and staircase scenes is airport code TCS. This is for a municipal airport in the US state of New Mexico, a real city called Truth or Consequences. This is perfect framing for everything that follows. See more »
Goofs Debney walks off for his rendezvous with "the widow" without the cane he's been using throughout previous scenes. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in On a Darkling Plain: Behind 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' (2019). See more »
Soundtracks Ombra Mai Fu See more »
Quotes Berenice Hollis: It's not real, James. You're not real.
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