The Savior for Sale (2021)
The story of the Salvator Mundi
- Released
- Runtime 1h 40m
- Director Antoine Vitkine
- Genres Documentary History
Synopsis
In November 15, 2017, the painting Salvator Mundi, attributed to Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), was sold for an unprecedented $450 million. An examination of the dirty secrets of the art world and the surprising story of how a work of art is capable of upsetting both personal and geopolitical interests.
Cast
- Robert Simon as Self / The Merchant #1
- Basil Hendry as Self - Son of the Painting's Owner (voice)
- Dianne Dwyer Modestini as Self - Painting Conservator
- Luke Syson as Self / The Curator
-
Martin Kemp
as Self / The Expert
- Matthew Landrus as Self / The Researcher
- Scott Reyburn as Self / The Journalist
- Warren Adelson as Self / The Merchant #2
- Nicolas Joly as Self - Former Shoteby's France VP
- Dmitry Rybolovlev as Self / The Oligarch
- Yves Bouvier as Self / The Right-hand Man
- Jean-Marc Ange Peretti as Self - Bouvier's Partner
-
Hervé Témime
as Self - Rybolovlev's Lawyer
- Anne Lamunière as Self - Former Christie's Manager
- Princess Alia al Senussi as Self - Prince Badr's Adviser
- Chris Dercon as Self / The Mercenary
-
Antoine Vitkine
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
- Loïc Gouzer as Self / The Marketing Genius (archive footage)
Crew
-
Antoine Vitkine
Director
- Xavier Liberman Director of Photography
- Pauline Louvet Director of Photography
- Mike Paterson Director of Photography
- Edward Bally Director of Photography
- Yvan Demeulandre Editor
- Tania Goldenberg Editor
- Julien Deguines Original Music Composer
- Martin Wangermée Original Music Composer
- Paul Rozenberg Producer
- Céline Nusse Producer
-
Antoine Vitkine
Writer
