Stealing Rodin
Director Cristobal Valenzuela
Countries Chile, France
Duration 80 min
Synopsis
One morning of June 2005, guards of the Chilean National Fine Arts Museum noted that Auguste Rodin’s sculpture, worth millions, had been stolen. It was the biggest art robbery in the Chilean history. 24 hours later, a shy young art student returned the piece arguing that he had stolen it as part of an artistic project. The film deepens into the issues of contemporary art and the artist’s dilemmas.
One morning of June 2005, guards of the Chilean National Fine Arts Museum noted that Auguste Rodin’s sculpture, worth millions, had been stolen. It was the biggest art robbery in the Chilean history. 24 hours later, a shy young art student returned the piece arguing that he had stolen it as part of an artistic project. The film deepens into the issues of contemporary art and the artist’s dilemmas.