Le Tableau Volé

André Masson is a specialist in modern art and auctioneer at the famous auction house Scottie's. When he hears that a painting by Egon Schiele has been discovered in the town of Mulhouse, he is initially skeptical, but still curious, he travels with his ex-wife and colleague Bertina to view the work. Both are stunned when they discover that the painting, a masterpiece that has been missing since 1939 and seized by the Nazis, turns out to be authentic and is now in the hands of an unsuspecting young man and his mother. André sees the discovery of the painting as the highlight of his career, but at the same time the famous work also entails risks.

Pascal Bonitzer humorously emphasizes in Le Tableau Volé that the art world is mainly about money. The French filmmaker, who has collaborated on countless films and whose publications have also appeared in the renowned Les Cahiers du Cinéma, cast well-known French actors for his film such as Léa Drucker (Close), Alex Lutz (Une nuit) and Louise Chevillotte (L'événement, Benedetta). Le Tableau Volé is based on a true story.