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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Mark Landis has been called one of the most prolific art forgers in US history. His impressive body of work spans thirty years, covering a wide range of painting styles and periods that includes 15th Century Icons, Picasso, and even Walt Disney. And while the copies could fetch impressive sums on the open market, Landis isn't in it for m...

Directed By: Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, Mark Becker

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m

Art and Craft

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Mark Landis has been called one of the most prolific art forgers in US history. His impressive body of work spans thirty years, covering a wide range of painting styles and periods that includes 15th Century Icons, Picasso, and even Walt Disney. And while the copies could fetch impressive sums on the open market, Landis isn't in it for m...

Directed By: Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, Mark Becker

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
68
85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
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83
Sep 14, 2014
Straightforwardly shot and sensitive of its subject, Art And Craft is a intriguing depiction of counterfeit impulses (both wrongly perceived and irrepressible), immense talent gone awry and what lies behind the desire to create.
By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 7, 2014
The fascinating tale of master forger Mark Landis is especially bizarre, mostly because it doesn't involve the commission of a crime.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 2, 2014
The filmmakers employ an offbeat and effective technique to get Landis to explain himself.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 18, 2014
Art and Craft adds fuel to the argument that the art market is a rigged game manipulated by curators and gallerists spouting mumbo-jumbo.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 16, 2014
The film will appeal to art lovers, but some viewers who can hardly tell their Cezannes from Chagalls will find the story fascinating as well.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 9, 2014
So Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, and Mark Becker, the directors of Art and Craft, have themselves an enticing subject in Landis’s activities. They do not have an enticing subject in Landis himself.
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 23, 2014
Cullman and Grausman extend a lot of sympathy to this strange, lonely, sick man as he goes about his business. But perhaps he’d been better left alone.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
7.8
67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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33% Mixed
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Production Company Motto Pictures, Non Sequitur Productions, Yellow Cake Films
Release Date Sep 19, 2014
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline He puts the artist in con artist.
Website http://www.artandcraftfilm.com/
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Satellite Awards
• 1 Nomination

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