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Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery

2013 · 73 min

A playful, cerebral con that keeps you watching closely, wondering how much is staged and how much is genuine sleight of mind.

Directed by
Jon Richards
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Derren Brown, Ivan Massow, Julian Klinger
Overview
In this brand new episode, master illusionist and showman Derren Brown plans to pull off the perfect crime. He’s bet renowned art collector Ivan Massow that he can steal a painting from right under his nose. In true Derren style, he will tell Ivan exactly which painting he plans to target – a work by Turner-nominated British brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman no less – as well as what time the theft will happen. He’ll even give him a photograph of the person that’s going to take it.

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Directed by
Jon Richards
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Derren Brown, Ivan Massow, Julian Klinger
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • art
  • obsession
  • power
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jon Richards
Written by
Derren Brown, Stephen Long, Iain Sharkey
Starring
Derren Brown, Ivan Massow, Julian Klinger, David Nemar
Runtime
73 min
Languages
English

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