The Burnt Orange Heresy 2020

Overview

The Burnt Orange Heresy is a 2019 crime thriller film directed by Giuseppe Capotondi with a screenplay written by Scott Smith. Based on the book of the same name by Charles Willeford, the film features a cast that includes Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, and Donald Sutherland. The story follows James Figueras, a charming and ambitious art critic who has fallen from grace and spends his time in Milan lecturing tourists on art history. His life changes when he meets an enigmatic American named Berenice Hollis. The plot centers on Figueras being hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time. As the operation begins, the ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity, causing the situation to spin out of control. The film was first presented at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 and received a United States theatrical release on March 6, 2020. It has a runtime of one hour and thirty-nine minutes.