• The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    Helge Achenbach



  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    Helge Achenbach



  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    Helge Achenbach



  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    Helge Achenbach



  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    Helge Achenbach



  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    Helge Achenbach



The Illusionist

Helge Achenbach

by Birgit Schulz

The Illusionist

Germany | 2022 | 94:00 min

Original Title:
DER ILLUSIONIST

Formal Categories

Biography / Portrait Human Interest Society Arts

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
A smart and unsparing documentary portrait of art adviser Helge Achenbach. It starts with him being sentenced to jail for defrauding his clients for tens of millions. The emerging character is fascinatingly complex and controversial, brokering extremely expensive and giant artworks first to banks and corporations, then to celebrity billionaires. It's no wonder his life's story is closely related to the absurd developments of prices for modern art over the last forty years. [FFCGN 2022]
Festivals/Awards
2022
FFCGN – Film Festival Cologne
Cast and Crew
  • Director Birgit Schulz
  • Director of Photography Marie Zahir
  • Editor Nina Ergang
  • Sound Martin Paret, Lukas Soboll
  • Score  Pluramon
Original Languages

German

Production Company
BILDERSTURM Filmproduktion GmbH
Heliosstr. 6a, 50825 Köln

Phone: +49 221 2585700

Fax: +49 221 98860614

info@bildersturm-film.de
http://www.bildersturm-film.de
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