Review of The Painter and the Thief (2020) by Liam Lacey for Original-Cin — 21 May 2020
Some scenes in The Painter and the Thief feel stagey, including a couple of delayed dramatic reveals. And the characters certainly seem aware of the camera’s presence. Seen in its best light though, The Painter and the Thief is a kind of Rorschach test: Do you see a tale of improbable friendship and compassion, or a story of trespassed boundaries and compulsion? Or, is this one of those “bistable” optical illusions, like the vase and the face, where different things are true, moment to moment?
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This review of The Painter and the Thief (2020) was written by Liam Lacey and published by Original-Cin on 21 May 2020.
The Painter and the Thief has generally received very positive reviews.
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