The Last Vermeer

TriStar Pictures | Release Date: November 20, 2020

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Ratings

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TVJerryNov 28, 2020

Guy Pearce has created his most eccentric character and enjoyable performance as Han van Meegeren, a Dutch artist who’s accused of selling art treasures to Nazis. When the titular painting is recovered, it’s up to a Dutch Jew (Claes Bang) toGuy Pearce has created his most eccentric character and enjoyable performance as Han van Meegeren, a Dutch artist who’s accused of selling art treasures to Nazis. When the titular painting is recovered, it’s up to a Dutch Jew (Claes Bang) to determine the artwork’s origin and Meegeren’s guilt. This film presents an interesting look at Amsterdam right after World War II, when collaborators were literally being shot in the street. The investigation unfolds in typical political/historical style with intelligent dialogue, inevitable setbacks, compelling performances and, as would only be expected, luminous Vermeer-inspired cinematography. It’s made even more fascinating by the fact this is based on a real character and his true story.… Expand

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RalfbergsMay 27, 2021

It was a good movie, based on true story, interesting to watch. I enjoyed it, even though it lacks something to make it truly great, but nonetheless good movie.

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LisaLR1Nov 22, 2020

"The Last Vermeer" paints an intelligent, intriguing picture of World War II involving art, Nazis and an unlikely Dutch hero. Dan Friedkin's directorial debut manages to deliver a thriller while offering instruction on the art of Johannes"The Last Vermeer" paints an intelligent, intriguing picture of World War II involving art, Nazis and an unlikely Dutch hero. Dan Friedkin's directorial debut manages to deliver a thriller while offering instruction on the art of Johannes Vermeer. Guy Pearce stars and gives a work of art performance as the flamboyant Han van Meegeren, a Dutch painter, art dealer and enigma who became famous for selling a rare Vermeer to Hitler's second in command, Hermann Göring. This act led Meegeren to be tried in 1945 as a war criminal. Was he guilty of collaborating with the Nazis? Or, was he innocent and a hero to the Dutch people? Captain Joseph Piller, played by actor Claes Bang, is the former Dutch Resistance officer who believes Meegeren's innocence, helping and defending him in court. The screenplay, written by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby (writers of 2007's "First Snow," also starring Guy Pearce) & John Orloff, is based on an adaptation of Jonathan Lopez's, "The Man Who Made Vermeers."… Expand

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KenRJul 15, 2021

This very good-looking production dares to take on several contentious issues. Such as the role of the Dutch resistance before and after the fall of the Reich, the level of collaboration within Dutch government (only hinted at here) andThis very good-looking production dares to take on several contentious issues. Such as the role of the Dutch resistance before and after the fall of the Reich, the level of collaboration within Dutch government (only hinted at here) and society. Also, the importance of art as a social and economic construct v/s the assessment of talent. Who decides which is more important when it comes to art, the government, the art dealers, historians, the people? Surely not the general public, the majority can’t afford town it, so it falls to who is left and what they want to achieve from the outcome – after all, every country strives for great writers and artists to lift their world standing.

Here we have a unique story about a master art forger, Han van Meergeren, fundamentally a crook - who may have fooled the Nazis, or did he collaborate with them? It’s good to see such high production values being invested in a quality movie set in the aftermath of WW11. As in all ‘fact’ based movies, facts can be a movable feast but at least we see glimmers of situations being dealt with as they might have occurred during these times. Performances are also of high quality - even though perhaps, some may have been cast rather manipulatively IE; maybe those who are shown to have collaborated, being somewhat typecast on the weak side? Maybe they were but in movies, this can come across as a form of biased hate revenge. The courtroom scenes are well-staged and hold interest throughout and certainly cast doubt on the ability of art ‘experts’ to prove their claims. That said, it also raises the question of whether our art forger really is a hero, or just another opportunistic collaborator? Will we ever know? Several trials over many decades have followed, raising doubts over the authenticity of these ‘forgeries’, bringing into further question the claims of the Dutch government and many so-called art experts. The fact that it’s taken so many tests and trials - over such a long time span, makes one question our ability to fully confirm these facts. Recommended viewing for serious lovers of movies dealing with historical themes.… Expand

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Mauro_LanariMar 3, 2021

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A theological issue
Friedkin's debut is cute and worth a watch, moreover quite often it offers ideas that can be taken as a pretext for a deeper reasoning. "Generated, not created", says the Nicene-Costaninopolitan Creed, and(Mauro Lanari)
A theological issue
Friedkin's debut is cute and worth a watch, moreover quite often it offers ideas that can be taken as a pretext for a deeper reasoning. "Generated, not created", says the Nicene-Costaninopolitan Creed, and the more authors, artists, creatives in the history of humanity have reached peaks at the limit of the divine, the more they have recognized this limit. The multi-millennial prejudice that whoever creates shares something with the theomorphic condition insists on attributing to it a creatorial role and not, precisely, generative or self-generative (=aseity, "causa sui"). The incipit of the Bible is called "Genesis" even if it speaks of a creation (oops).… Expand

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