Mysterious Masterpiece: Cold Case Torrentius
January. 01,0001MYSTERIOUS MASTERPIECE (Cold Case Torrentius) is a documentary film by Maarten de Kroon, one of the makers of the prizewinning documentary Dutch Light, made in cooperation with Jeanne van der Horst. We investigate the incredible case of the 17th century Dutch painter known as Johannes Torrentius, born Johannes Symonsz. van der Beeck (1589-1644). A hallucinating story about a libertine and genius painter, tolerance and intolerance and torture and one mysterious painting.
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That was an excellent one.
Absolutely the worst movie.
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.