The Burnt Orange Heresy
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Directed by | Giuseppe Capotondi |
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Screenplay by | Scott Smith |
Based on | The Burnt Orange Heresy by Charles Willeford |
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Music by | Craig Armstrong |
Cinematography | David Ungaro |
Edited by | Guido Notari |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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98 minutes |
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Language | English |
Box office | $676,212[1][2] |
The Burnt Orange Heresy is a 2019 crime thriller film directed by Giuseppe Capotondi and with a screenplay by Scott Smith. The film is based on the book of the same name by Charles Willeford and stars Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, and Donald Sutherland.
The Burnt Orange Heresy was selected as the closing film at the 76th Venice International Film Festival and was released on March 6, 2020, by Sony Pictures Classics.
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Synopsis
Art critic James Figueras is enlisted by a wealthy art dealer to steal a painting from reclusive painter Jerome Debney.[3]
Cast
- Claes Bang as James Figueras
- Elizabeth Debicki as Berenice Hollis
- Mick Jagger as Joseph Cassidy
- Donald Sutherland as Jerome Debney
- Rosalind Halstead as Evelina Macri
- Alessandro Fabrizi as Rodolfo
Production
In February 2018, Elizabeth Debicki and Christopher Walken were cast in the film adaptation of Charles Willeford's book The Burnt Orange Heresy, to play Berenice Hollis and artist Jerome Debney, respectively.[4] In April 2018, Claes Bang joined the film to play the lead role of James Figueras, a fiercely ambitious art critic and thief.[5] In early September 2018, Mick Jagger was cast to play Joseph Cassidy, an art dealer.[6] In late September 2018, Donald Sutherland was cast in the film, replacing Walken, to play an enigmatic painter who becomes the target of an art-world heist.[7]
Principal photography on the film began late September 2018 in Lake Como, Italy.[7]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2019.[8] Shortly after, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.[9] It was released on March 6, 2020.[10] Following the closure of theaters a week later due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony Pictures Classics opted to hold the film for when theaters re-open instead of putting the film on digital platforms.[11] It was re-released on August 7, 2020.[3]
Critical reception
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The Boston Herald notes that the artist adds the image of a fly to each of his paintings, "a metaphor for sin and evil"; the image recurs throughout "this dark fable".[14]
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- 2019 films
- English-language films
- 2019 crime drama films
- 2019 crime thriller films
- 2019 thriller drama films
- 2010s heist films
- American films
- American crime drama films
- American crime thriller films
- American thriller drama films
- American heist films
- Italian films
- Italian crime drama films
- Italian crime thriller films
- Italian thriller drama films
- Italian heist films
- Films shot in Italy
- Films based on mystery novels
- Films based on American novels
- HanWay Films films
- Sony Pictures Classics films
- Works by Scott Smith