"[23], Paul Byrnes wrote in his review for The Sydney Morning Herald, "The level of trust required to allow a filmmaker to document their lives is in itself moving, but it mirrors the relationship they have with each other," adding that "The slow revelation of [Barbora's] pain makes clear just how artful Rees work on structure has been in this achingly beautiful true story. HtN: And so fortunate for the story, and for the two of you, because of the relationship that you developed. One of my favorite things in the movie is how Bertil describes Barboras life history and vice versa as you see their lives in montage how did that come about? But yes, the scene where Bertil says, 'I know she sees me, but she may not know that I see her too'made me surprisingly emotional. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. BK: (laughs) If the first one doesnt work out. When I first saw Bertil in the courtroom I just wanted to find out who he is, she says over Zoom from her home town, Prague. So I truly can tell from my side that what you see me on the screen is actually, its really me. In The Painter And The Thief Barbora Kysilkova is faced with this dilemma of confronting the person who stole her artwork and find a place of forgiveness. What would you advise other painters out there? Nancy Tapia: Wow! BK: Correct. She is still not the wife to someone. The most important show was Waking the Dead at Autocenter in Berlin in 2010. One of the few constants in his life is Kysilkova. And surely, to be taken back to Bertil's car accident or on his way to rehab remains painful to me. Surveillance footage led to arrests and a trial. The documentary film follows Barbora Kysilkova, a talented Hyperrealism artist, forming a friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a man convicted of stealing her work from an Oslo art gallery, spanning a period of three years. BK: I guess the better person to ask this question of would be Karl-Bertil, who unfortunately is not here. Barbora Kysilkova:Haha, I thought you were going to say that youre also a thief. It is an awkward feeling for every creator to see such an emotional response but, in this case, I felt confused yet flattered. I thought the only way to do that was to show the world from his point of view. Michael Moore went there with his Where to Invade Next film. When Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova learnt two of her large oil paintings had been stolen from a Norwegian gallery in an overnight break-in her reaction was not anger. I have seen people crying in front of my paintings before, she says. He is finishing his master degree studies. (laughs). I dont have anything that I stole., The Week the Cameras Stopped: TV in the COVID-19 Era Why Natalie Woods Daughter Is Confronting Robert Wagner About Woods Death Inside Rock Hudsons Real-Life Relationship With Agent Henry Wilson How The Mandalorian Fought to Keep Baby Yoda From Being Too Cute A First Look at Charlize Therons Immortal Warrior in The Old Guard Back to the Future, Uncut Gems, and More New Titles on Netflix This Month From the Archive: How Rock Hudson and Doris Day Helped Define the Romantic Comedy.

Hes really solid with his feet on the ground. I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. WebBarbora Kysilkova, Self: Kunstneren og tyven. Here is a condensed digest of our conversation, edited for length and clarity. What made you even approach Bertil? [2], Shortly after, Neon acquired distribution rights to the film. [But] the film maybe helped me to own my own story a bit more and it helped me to put my past behind me, I think. Its such an enormously special situation that brought us together, said Kysilkova, and what came of it. Hes very intelligent., Ree said that he had been researching art heists when he came across Kysilkova and Nordlands story in Norwegian newspapers, and initially thought his footage would yield a 10-minute documentary. Christopher Llewellyn Reed is a film critic, filmmaker, and educator. BR: Karl-Bertil is doing very well today, and hes still studying, and he is clean. It was actually asking Karl Bertil whether he feels strong enough to do it. But it was the 2015 theft of an unknown artists paintings in Oslo that may have yielded the most fascinating art-theft ending yet. We just met in my studio without cameras.

In general, has anything surprised you about the way international viewers have reacted to your story? Benjamin Ree: The idea for that was actually therapy. But it all soothes up with the final scene. Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. A guide to the hidden references in this buzzy anthologys new episodes, from first-season callbacks to what, Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch, Part 1. BR: We were very lucky to have a friend of Barbora give us footage she had shot, where she documented a lot of Barboras paintings and exhibitions. Sure, youd do better to ask him, but I dare believe in one of Bertils T-shirts that reads, 'Crime Pays.' In my answer I justify it with the necessity of aesthetics as the main condition. They have great psychologists there and they have a kind of openness to journalists and documentarians. The lady does not have a Wikipedia. Benajmin Ree: After that scene with Bertil watching himself painted for the first time and his [emotional] reaction to that, I really knew that this is going to be a great story. WebMy complete interview with Barbora "Barbar" Kysilkova from The Painter and The Thief documentary.Visit the painter, Barbora Kysilkova's official site here. Cast [ edit] Barbora Kysilkova Karl-Bertil Nordland ystein Stene Release [ edit]

But you on the contrary were so forgiving, what made you want to approach him? Another voice here is Kysilkovas boyfriend ystein. WebThe documentary film follows Barbora Kysilkova, a talented Hyperrealism artist, forming a friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a man convicted of stealing her work from an Oslo art gallery, spanning a period of three years. "[26], David Ehrlich from IndieWire gave the film the grade B, calling it a "a tender psychosexual tale of art and ownership" and a "nuanced and beguiling new documentary about the various things we all take from each other." So I dare to believe that his roller coaster up and down is now more settled into a more predictable direction. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. WebBarbora Kysilkova is mostly exhibited in Germany, but also had exhibitions in Czech Republic, Greece. It all came together that ystein, lets say, invited me to follow him to Oslo. But she will find a handsome man. I was getting so much shorter with each minute of the movie when I saw it, so it took me a while to get used to it, but then I realized I can disconnect from myself while looking at the film. Then Bertil said, well for me the reason why I said yes to the project was so that the people see your art. It was decided to make it a feature film after seeing Nordland's moving first reaction to his portrait by Kysilkova. Have you checked out LRM Onlines official podcast feed yet The LRM Online Podcast Network? Compensation and Transfiguration: Alison ODaniels 'The Tuba Thieves', SXSW 2023: Queendom, You Were My First Boyfriend, and Another Body, Bitchitra Collective Selects Seven Filmmakers for Inaugural Fellowship, CPH:DOX 2023: Finding a Way Forward in Crisis, Still Lives: Capturing the Essence of Photographers Sally Mann and Robert Frank, A 'Tabloid' Tale: Errol Morris Pursues a Confounding Narrator, Doc Star of the Month: Barbora Kysilkova, 'The Painter and the Thief'. But her name is on the news headlines. The prison director had almost a hall of fame, with a lot of pictures, when we walked into his office, of all the documentaries that have filmed there. Barbora Kysilkova has been exhibited with Dimitris Tzamouranis and Tim Ernst. They are worth roughly 20,000 euros together; one of D: What was the audience response at Sundance? Barbora Kysilkova: Well, lets begin with the day of the robbery, itself, when the gallery contacted me and said, Hey, good morning Barbora. WebThe Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova is exhibiting her work in an Oslo gallery shes recently moved to Norway to live with her husband when two paintings are stolen. The fascinating documentary focuses on the Oslo-based artist Barbora Kysilkovas friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a heroin addict who stole two of her paintings from a gallery. And then I had also started to get to know Karl-Bertil, which for me resulted in some very strong emotions. They are worth roughly 20,000 euros together; one of Hollywood First Look is the premier entertainment news source in Asian-American homes in the United States and Canada. I did not really feel like I put so much of my own privacy at stake there when it comes to the movie. Please click here if you want to opt-out. Barbora Kysilkova. Barbora Kysilkova is a Czech painter. BK:Oh, Sundance! Kysilkovas story is shown in the movie, The Painter and The Thief. Since The Painter and the Thiefs Sundance Film Festival premiere, Kysilkova said that she is still struggling to sell her artwork, but has relocated to Sweden, where she has the space to work on large canvases. What he does agree to is Kysilkova'sunusual request that he sit for a portrait. Her first exhibition was Barbora Kysilkova Lavoratore at Vierter Stock Galerie Berlin in Berlin in 2009, and the most recent exhibition was Contradictions at Galerie Miro in Prague in 2017. Luckily forDocumentary, artist Barbora Kysilkova agreed to sit for May's Doc Star of the Monthand to let us in on the unexpected alchemy that occurred right before her eyes and through Ree's lens. One of several portraits Kysilkova made of Nordland.

"[24], Brian Tallerico from RogerEbert.com awarded The Painter and the Thief 3 stars out of 4, writing that it "illuminates a great deal about the human condition" and that some sequences "are going to stick with me for a long time." So I have a very, very specific knowledge of the Norwegian landscape and countryside that is more than just the usual fjords. In The Painter And The Thief Barbora Kysilkova is faced with this dilemma of confronting the person who stole her artwork and find a place of forgiveness. I met amazing people, including, as Benjamin mentioned, this friend of mine who is a wonderful lady. At a time when we could all use someone to lean on, the film has been immediately made available to the masses after it was picked up by Neon following its premiere at Sundance, and shortly before The Painter and the Thief arrived in virtual cinemas and Hulu, Ree, Kysilkova and the soft-spoken Nordland recalled how the project came together and bringing this most delicate of relationships to the screen. Benjamin Ree: They were early in their process of getting to know each other, but they got to know each other pretty fast, so in the film, you see a scene in the courtroom, and we were lucky that it was recorded. The man agrees to it. Nancy Tapia: That, makes sense. BK:This is not easy to answer from my subjective position. Usually in a normal scenario, where you have someone that stole something from you, youd hold a grudge. "[21], In his review, Nick Schager from The Daily Beast describes the story as "a true-crime tale reconfigured into a unique relationship saga, replete with twists, turns, heartbreak, failure and redemption thats as surprising as it is well-earned." Before we all went into lockdown, what was it like to bring this out into the world? As mentioned earlier, Barbora Kysilkova is a lady painter whereas Karl-Bertil is the thief. It ended up with me painting Karl-Bertil as a person and not as a thief, said Kysilkova. Take a second to support Hammer to Nail on Patreon! Suddenly I felt so exposed, but it was marvelous because people approached me really with their own heart in their hands as they felt Bertil and I were with our hearts in our hands in front of them. My reason was to show Bertil's incredible life storyhis battles with being stigmatizedand for people to see what may happen when you get rid of prejudice. WebThe documentary film follows Barbora Kysilkova, a talented Hyperrealism artist, forming a friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a man convicted of stealing her work from an Oslo art gallery, spanning a period of three years. Looking for more? Karl and his other friend stole two of Barboras oil paintings from the Oslo gallery. HtN: Barbora, what was your reaction initially when Benjamin approached you about this film that he wanted to make about you? Kysilkovas paintings are worth 10,000 to 20,000 euros each, and the movie initially masquerades as a whodunnit. BK: I just lived my life and you were just around with a camera. She also had a more practical and even more surprising reason for attending court that day.

We shared some of the same demons, I think., I couldnt say it better, said Kysilkova. D: Do you have any favorite scenes? And who, after seeing the film, felt encouraged to give forgiveness to their own 'thieves.'. But her name is on the news headlines. The exhibition Thou art Ty jsi captured hyper-realistic moments of everyday life. He is seen, at one point, evading his girlfriend to score heroin. Cast [ edit] Barbora Kysilkova Karl-Bertil Nordland ystein Stene Release [ edit] HtN: Yes. But the whole Sundance experience was totally crazy.

2023 Cond Nast. When we get a new friend or we get to know somebody, we talk about the trivial things, but the trivial things can say so much. Her age is somewhere in the 30s.

There was a robbery at the gallery and two Benjamin Ree had long kept an eye out to make a film about an art heist, given that his home country of Norway had a not-so-illustrious history of them with no less than Edvard Munchs The Scream going missing for three months in 1994. HtN: (laughs) Its a different kind of tourism. And another. And then Barbora has recreated the scene with her drawings from the courtroom. And even as the pictures remain frustratingly elusive, a man struggling with his own demons slowly transforms from nemesis to muse. And when I started to work on this composition, I actually felt this is the moment where I managed to see Bertil without his mask that he often had to put on in order to protect himself. HtN: (to Barbora) Those were your drawings from the courtroom? The story is so serendipitous that, at times, viewers might wonder whether the story was scripted.

Kysilkova said she is in contact with her former thief every day, and proud of how far hes come. BK: (laughs) He knows how to sell himself.

Barbora Kysilkova: I was more concerned for Karl-Bertil actually than for me. After two of her most prized paintings were stolen, Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova came face-to-face with thief Karl-Bertil Nordland in a courtroom. Contemporary art, Paintings | Barbora Kysilkova is Contemporary artist born in 1983. It was crucial to have the first moment they met in the courtroom, and the next time they met, I wasnt there with a camera, but I got access as you mentioned, so I got in very early. And then another. Bertil said he did it for me and my art. The Painter and the Thief is a 2020 Norwegian documentary film directed by Benjamin Ree[nb].

When looking for the best painting techniques to express what she wanted to say, the artist began to focus on figurative oil painting with a deep conviction, seeking inspiration in the reality she did not want to move away from. At times, I have adjusted Ree and Kysilkovas English to make it fit American idioms. Barbora Kysilkova: So this painting is actually referenced to my older painting, which is called Heartbeat. It was like I had a scratched LP playing in my brain and I just caught myself asking constantly, Who are you? The lady does not have a Wikipedia. And I worried a lot about him. Though the proper answer would take half of the film. Rather she was both intrigued and confused. At Sundance I was often stopped on the streets of Park City by people, mostly women, who wanted to express their gratitude.

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Not really, because I had no experiences with having cameras around, but I have to admit that it probably is the enormous sensitivity of both Benjamin, the director and the photographer, Christopher Kumar, that they really managed to make themselves so not intruding, not interrupting or not even like being present, you know, like it was so easy to totally forget that they are around. Other important shows were at Vierter Stock Galerie Berlin in Berlin and Galerie Miro in Prague. Thank you so much for your time. Her first exhibition was Barbora Kysilkova Lavoratore at Vierter Stock Galerie Berlin in Berlin in 2009, and the most recent exhibition was Contradictions at Galerie Miro in Prague in 2017. Another voice here is Kysilkovas boyfriend ystein. Then my reaction was like, Well, I definitely would love to. So I always go into making documentaries with the thought of, Is this is going to be maybe a short documentary? This story just went crazy. But you have to know that I have just five euros in my account and I dont know when the situation will change. So thats how this painting started to exist. Both artist and thief have romantic partners, but are undeniably drawn to each other. In 2015, the Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova learned that two of her most prized paintings had been stolen from a gallery in Oslo, where she lives. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Barbora Kysilkova: Well, first, the reason why I wanted to approach him, was actually a very selfish reason. Barbora Kysilkova: I was very, very sad that the rule of politics and states did not allow Karl-Bertil to come to Sundance with us because that really was a huge part that was missing there.

When Kysilkova first invited Nordland to her studio to sit for her, it would have been unnatural if she didnt fear this heavily-inked convicted felon, but any concerns she had quickly evaporated. The shows diverse cast of correspondents gives viewers a first look at upcoming films, TV shows, documentaries, and more through exciting original segments and exclusive BK: So, let me just go back to where I was at that time. Totally, but of course painting is also not a coincidence that the word painting consists of the word pain. In our case, and for me, it does. But there, there was only Karl Bertil, the other thief did not show up. Now the true crime element [of the film] only works as a framework for the story, says Ree, who quickly shifted gears on his original plans and pursued a feature.

Im very fond of how people talk when they talk in a stream of consciousness way and you often do that in psychoanalysis, so I wanted them to freely talk about each other. Rather she was both intrigued and confused.

In time, Kysilkovas studio became a refuge for Nordland, giving him at least temporary respite from the chaos of his daily life. I was hoping for something to take the film to the next level in the final section, but the opposite almost happens. Barbora Kysilkova. I have to do something out of it, you know? HtN: Barbora, you are, indeed, not originally from Norway, but from the Czech Republic. There have been some epic, action-movie-ready art heists over the yearsa 2000 Rembrandt and Renoir theft involving a speedboat getaway in Stockholm; a Czanne stolen during a New Years firework explosion over Oxford; and a $500-million art robbery in Boston involving fake police officers that remains unsolved three decades later. Barbora recorded the trial because she didnt understand the language. Benjamin Ree: It was very challenging to structure with multiple perspectives and also jumping back and forth in time. Barbora is a single woman. Nancy Tapia: I love it! How you portray people in a documentary is closely connected to the ethics of it". Asked to describe the friendship, Nordland said of Kysilkova, She is just like my soul mate in some kind of dark way.

I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. I think that he gives access to so many documentaries because its a fantastic prison, where you rehabilitate people, rather than punish. WebThe Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova is exhibiting her work in an Oslo gallery shes recently moved to Norway to live with her husband when two paintings are stolen. Benjamin Ree: I was actually researching art robberies, because Im very fascinated by art robberies, and in Norway, they have a great tradition of art robbery, particularly Edvard Munch robberies. So, what else? Hammer to Nail: Benjamin, how did you come across this amazing story? She is still not the wife to someone. WebBARBORA KYSILKOV (*1983) is a Czech artist working in Berlin. You have this awesome friendship. Barbora Kysilkova: Its a gorgeous, happy place. Nancy Tapia: Well it was yours to start with.

Hollywood First Look is the premier entertainment news source in Asian-American homes in the United States and Canada. Check it out by listening below. HtN: Well, it seems to be, you know So, Benjamin filmed for over three years and in that time, quite a lot happens, obviously personally and professionally, and we see quite a lot of it on camera.

barbora thief neon In 2015, the Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova learned that two of her most prized paintings had been stolen from a gallery in Oslo, where she lives. Barbora Kysilkova: I love that part of the movie as well, and for me, it was a really nice moment when I was speaking about Bertil. Nancy Tapia:Thatd be nice to see your art in person. After seven years, because of my life situation, I decided that I had to leave Berlin right away. The two men who broke into Oslos Galleri Nobel and carefully detached the two photo-realistic paintings from their frames made little attempt to hide their faces and were clearly shown on CCTV footage, making it relatively straightforward for Norwegian police to track them down. We have a great house and I also have great ateliers here. You have an amazing heart by the way. Rather she was both intrigued and confused. WebBarbora Kysilkova, Self: Kunstneren og tyven. Neither she has an IMDb or such. The film is all about the bond between a painter and a thief. A Conversation with Ted Geoghegan (BROOKLYN 45), PASSION Trailer: Rysuke Hamaguchis 2008 Sophomore Feature Makes Its U.S. From there, I wanted to start to understand what is happening, why it happened, what happened. And it is remarkable that he stays a part of the film, as well. I realised he was just a person who is offering you all his emotions and all his heart if you give him a feeling of safety, she says. The shows diverse cast of correspondents gives viewers a first look at upcoming films, TV shows, documentaries, and more through exciting original segments and exclusive So there are those references, first is to my previous painting and then to Khloe and Emma. Norwegian prisons surprise surprise seem quite different than American prisons. Karl-Bertil is now sober for more than one year. BK:As much as you can squeeze into a few minutes of TV news, or two pages of a magazine, the story stays rather on the surface and a bit superficial.

So as he was finishing up his debut feature Magnus in 2015, a newspaper article about a pair of thieves that had snuck into a gallery in Oslo to steal two paintings by the artist Barbora Kysilkova had piqued his interest for a potential short. Any second thoughts about where the film was going? It was very nice early evening, the sun was setting and I was sitting with Benjamin in the room, just talking about Bertil and I dont know in which situation Bertil spoke about me, but it was nice to hear his perspective on me, [because] I saw he really was paying attention to my existence in his life as well and he really was seeing quite special things in me. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. That was the beginning of the film. InThe Painter And The ThiefBarbora Kysilkova is faced with this dilemma of confronting the person who stole her artwork and find a place of forgiveness. In a pivotal early scene, Kysilkova surprises her friend by unveiling her part-finished portrait of him. This film captures you both at such a sensitive moment. [30], The Painter and the Thief was ranked as the best documentary film of 2020 by the BBC,[31] The Washington Post,[32] and The Boston Globe.[33]. Rather than reprimand Nordland though, she asked him if she could paint his portrait. When Nordland appeared in court, Kysilkova felt herself drawn to the hearing, overwhelmed by her curiosity about the man who had stolen from her. I guess the, both Karl and I, we are in a good place and better, even much more obviously because he is now sober for over a year. It was my first time in the U.S. to begin with, so to meet the enormously warm and open mentality of Americans was striking. The friend was also at the exhibition, and she participated in the trial. Nancy Tapia: Youre a painter, but youre also a portrait celebrity at the end of the documentary. Then a few years later, when the filming was almost at the end, Bertil visited me in my atelier and we spoke about why we'd agreed to be filmed. DOCUMENTARY:You didnt know Benjamin or his team before filmmaking began. Its not me trying to give a good angle of my face to the camera. Neither she has an IMDb or such. Another voice here is Kysilkovas boyfriend ystein. Benjamin, you started filming Barbora after she and Karl-Bertil had met, yet there is material in the film that predates you filming, such as when you show Barbora painting Swan Song, one of the stolen paintings. The shows diverse cast of correspondents gives viewers a first look at upcoming films, TV shows, documentaries, and more through exciting original segments and exclusive It shows the bond of friendship between two people with completely different backgrounds. Other important shows were at Vierter Stock Galerie Berlin in Berlin and Galerie Miro in Prague. We got to have a premiere in Norway at the festival here and that was of course a really nice experience. Barbora Kysilkova: Of course it was nice time traveling back to this date to make these court drawings. [8], The archival footage in the documentary was mostly contributed by a friend of Kysilkova, who had been filming the artist from 2014, including stills and video from the making of the two paintings later stolen. We spoke about why we decided to do this film and I said to Bertil, I really wanted to show to the world what happens when you simply forgive and you let the person come to you. So as I entered the courtroom and I saw Bertil sitting there with his head in his hands, just feeling so lost, so vulnerable, so much wishing to be elsewhere anywhere else but there and I just felt this enormously strong humanity in him. Barbora Kysilkova is a Czech painter. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? The Painter and the Thief will be available on May 22nd on Hulu, VOD, virtual cinemas and participating Drive-Ins. The fascinating documentary focuses on the Oslo-based artist Barbora Kysilkovas friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a heroin addict who stole two of her paintings from a gallery.

Barbora Kysilkova, Chloe & Emma, 2013.Oil on canvas.


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