THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Claes Bang (The Bay of Silence), Elizabeth Debicki (Tenet), Mick Jagger (Freejack), Donald Sutherland (Don’t Look Now), Rosalind Halstead (Mrs Henderson Presents), Alessandro Fabrizi (The Talented Mr. Ripley)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour), director; Scott B. Smith (A Simple Plan), William Horberg (The Kite Runner), David Lancaster (Nightcrawler) and David Zander (Spring Breakers), producers; Craig Armstrong (Far from the Madding Crowd), composer; David Ungaro (A Prayer Before Dawn), cinematographer; Guido Notari (Mirush), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

James Figueras (Bang) is a disgraced art critic whose only gimmer of hope is his enigmatic new American squeeze Berenice (Debicki). He is soon given an opportunity by wealthy art dealer Joseph Cassidy (Jagger) to steal a painting from famously reclusive artist Jerome Debney (Sutherland), but James soon becomes consumed by greed and ambition that traps him in a web of his own making…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Art theft, greed and Mick Jagger in a villainous role all dominate this intense thriller, which benefits from its handsome cast and its intelligent script by Oscar-nominee Scott B. Smith.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2020

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