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MADE YOU LOOK - A TRUE STORY ABOUT FAKE ART

Cert PG

91 mins

BBFC advice: Contains strong language, nudity

"Either Freedman was complicit in it, or she was one of the stupidest people ever to have worked in an art gallery.”

The words of New York Times reporter M.H. Miller whirled around my mind as I watched the awkward interview of the gallery chief at the centre of an £80m scam.

Ann Freedman bought previously unknown paintings by world-famous artists and sold them for huge profits.

But they were fakes, sold to her by a woman with no previous pedigree in the art world.

Barry Avrich's film tries to establish whether Freedman, formerly one of the industry's most respected figures, really did believe she was handling originals or was in on the fraud.

Therefore, while it is a documentary  Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art has the feel of a detective thriller.

Throughout, Freedman, is unequivocal in stating her innocence of any involvement in crime, sticking to her story that she was convinced the paintings were genuine and took adequate measures to prove they were.

That is the point of contention because there are a host of experts who simply cannot fathom that she or those she used as verifiers were so easily fooled.

The evidence mounts as the film progresses but, despite collectors, dealers and journalists stating that Freedman must have known about the fraud, she stands firm, as does her lawyer and the one who represents the Knoedler gallery in New York.

Avrich does a brilliant job in eliciting interviews from key players. His documentary is more balanced than many.

Alas, there are no words with the woman who would have known the truth - Glafira Rosales who sold Freedman the dazzling array of works from Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell.

And, yes, one of the fake Pollock's is even hanging on Freedman's wall... with his name spelt incorrectly.

Another innocent mistake or a thumb at the art world?

Reasons to watch: A shattering story with all key players

Reasons to avoid: Complexities of art dealing

Laughs: None

Jumps: None

Vomit: None

Nudity: On paintings

Overall rating: 8/10

Did you know? The Salvator Mundi, which was thought to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci and sold for a world-record $450 million at Christie's in New York in 2017, is now alleged by some to be a “workshop Leonardo,” painted by one of the artist's studio assistants.

The final word. Barry Avrich: "Ann Freedman, who’d lost her reputation, said no to everyone wanting to interview her. When I promised full opportunity to let the audience decide, she thought this might bring vindication — and trusted me. Her side was it was her partners — not she — who actually handled the checks. This made no sense since she was president.”

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