Missing Victor Pellerin

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Missing Victor Pellerin

2006

1h 42m

Biography

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In the 1990s, Victor Pellerin burns a fortune in paintings and leaves Montreal without a trace.

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Missing Victor Pellerin is an enigmatic and utterly compelling story of incinerated art, unbridled egos and exotic plants.

Rated: 4/5

May 2, 2007

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

In 1990, a successful Quebec artist, Victor Pellerin, burned every last one of his paintings, then vanished. Fifteen years later, a clever young woman named Sophie Deraspe decided to make a documentary about this strange occurrence.

Rated: 3/4

May 2, 2007

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Charles Petersen

Village Voice

An uncanny, uncategorizable film, neither doc- nor mockumentary, Sophie Deraspe's debut feature shares more in common with Nabokov and Borges than recent fake-docs.

May 1, 2007

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Deraspe's film begins as a mystery and becomes a razor-sharp dissection of the self-promotion, pretension and deeply cynical inner workings of the art world.

Rated: 3/4

May 4, 2007

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Audience Member

Generally unmemorable. Perhaps I am too biased against films of subject matters that I know little about.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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An interesting idea for a film. I didn't find it all that engaging but tried to give the film a chance. The film didn't flow very smoothly and I found that I got lost with all the characters.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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C'est l'un des trucs les plus Ã©trange que j'ai jamais vu ! Je ne sais pas encore quoi en penser, tant cela m'a dÃ©stabilisÃ© et dÃ©routÃ©... Comment distinguer le vrai du faux ? Qu'est-ce qu'il faut comprendre de ce film ? Je me pose encore beaucoup de questions face Ã cet OVNI cinÃ©matographique...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Excellent film qui sait garder notre intÃ©rÃªt. (en bonus on peut m'apercevoir pour environ une minute! ;-)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Pour amateur d'art et d'arnaque...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Got to watch this gem on the plane ride home. A fascinating cast of weirdos hash up the good 'ole days when they got to share some time with someone truly brilliant.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Sophie Deraspe

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Synopsis

In the 1990s, Victor Pellerin burns a fortune in paintings and leaves Montreal without a trace.

Director: Sophie Deraspe
Screenwriter: Sophie Deraspe
Genre: Biography
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (DVD): Jun 5, 2007
Runtime: 1h 42m