90
Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery makes us question not only art, but the experts who claim to understand it best.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery is a case in which a great documentary topic hasn’t yielded a great documentary.
63
New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme
This engaging, funny documentary catches up with Beltracchi as he and his wife are serving time in an “open” prison in Europe.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
A highly enjoyable look at a career spent duping the art world.
90
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
The details are mesmerizing as is the rule-breaking psychology behind it.
63
RogerEbert.com by Susan Wloszczyna
There is one highly genuine scene that feels as if it could be an outtake from “The Grand Budapest Hotel“ that nicely underlines Birkenstock’s theme of the ephemeral nature of art when it comes authenticity and originality.
75
Rarely do the interviewees express their own thoughts on Beltracchi, as Birkenstock lets him speak for himself, for better and for worse.