
The Last Vermeer
2020, R, 117 min. Directed by Dan Friedkin. Starring Claes Bang, Guy Pearce, Vicky Krieps, August Diehl.
Not reviewed at press time. Art-related intrigue in Nazi-occupied Holland with Pearce as Han van Meegeren, the master forger who duped the Reich, and Bang as the Allied officer who uncovered his brilliant deceit and, in doing so, saved him from the firing squad.
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Richard Whittaker, April 22, 2022
Richard Whittaker, May 8, 2020
The Last Vermeer, Dan Friedkin, Claes Bang, Guy Pearce, Vicky Krieps, August Diehl