Its a really creative concept that you came up with. It was filmed from 2016 to 2019. HtN: Barbora, you are, indeed, not originally from Norway, but from the Czech Republic. Hollywood First Look is the premier entertainment news source in Asian-American homes in the United States and Canada. There have been some epic, action-movie-ready art heists over the yearsa 2000 Rembrandt and Renoir theft involving a speedboat getaway in Stockholm; a Czanne stolen during a New Years firework explosion over Oxford; and a $500-million art robbery in Boston involving fake police officers that remains unsolved three decades later. It was crucial to have the first moment they met in the courtroom, and the next time they met, I wasnt there with a camera, but I got access as you mentioned, so I got in very early. Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova was as surprised as anyone when she received a phone call in 2015 informing her that thieves had stolen two of her paintings from a gallery in Oslo, Norway. In our case, and for me, it does. Barbora Kysilkova, Chloe & Emma, 2013.Oil on canvas. It was very nice early evening, the sun was setting and I was sitting with Benjamin in the room, just talking about Bertil and I dont know in which situation Bertil spoke about me, but it was nice to hear his perspective on me, [because] I saw he really was paying attention to my existence in his life as well and he really was seeing quite special things in me. [19], Cath Clarke from The Guardian awarded the film 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "astonishing, emotionally electric" and writing, "What an engrossing film and the gender reversal of a male muse inspiring a female painter has got to be one small step for art-world equality,"[20] while Adrian Horton called the film a "remarkable documentary" that "plays more like a twisting narrative film than real-life portrait. Cast [ edit] Barbora Kysilkova Karl-Bertil Nordland ystein Stene Release [ edit] It was more safe to place myself there than any other possible girlfriend of that till now. I wish you a lot of success and look forward to seeing your artwork in the future. I was getting to know Karl t more and more, and that is lets say, weaker days, it was not always clear for me whether his heart is still beating, meaning whether hes still alive or not. One of the stranger stranger-than-fiction sagas to premiere at Sundance (where it picked up a Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling) in Januaryyes, back when film festivals still happened in real lifeNorwegian director Benjamin Ree'sThe Painter and the Thieffollows the unconventional relationship as it unfolds betweenBarbora Kysilkova and Karl-Bertil Nordland, one a Czech naturalist painter, the other a petty criminal who steals two of the former's paintings from an Oslo gallery. In fact, my next question is tangentially related to that. WebThe Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova is exhibiting her work in an Oslo gallery shes recently moved to Norway to live with her husband when two paintings are stolen. Barbora Kysilkova:Haha, I thought you were going to say that youre also a thief. I did it for Bertil and Bertil did it for me. 
That was the beginning of the film. So, Kysilkova asks him to be the subject of her portrait. 
And I dont like [narration] that much in documentaries, but I like voiceovers that are a bit more stream of consciousness, like the French New Wave films, so I interviewed Barbora and Bertil in a similar setting to psychoanalysis where they get to talk freely. Barbora Kysilkova is a Czech painter. So there are those references, first is to my previous painting and then to Khloe and Emma. As an artist, of course I am going to try and include them somehow in my painting.. Barbora Kysilkova: There was a really nice moment with Karl-Bertil and me that was just maybe one or two years ago while the filming was still going on. WebBARBORA KYSILKOV (*1983) is a Czech artist working in Berlin. Barbora Kysilkova is Contemporary artist born in 1983. Nearly three decades ago, Owens and her family may have been entangled in a killing that eerily echoes throughout her best-selling novel. Take a second to support Hammer to Nail on Patreon! Ezra Millers Messiah Delusions: Inside. I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. When looking for the best painting techniques to express what she wanted to say, the artist began to focus on figurative oil painting with a deep conviction, seeking inspiration in the reality she did not want to move away from. He has a great place to live. 
Nordland, a drug addict and convicted petty criminal, goes through the biggest transformation, but Kysilkova one of the unquestionable catalysts for Nordlands change for the better has her own burdens to bear. I could see that theres really a lot more to Karl-Bertil than just a troublesome kid. The fascinating documentary focuses on the Oslo-based artist Barbora Kysilkovas friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a heroin addict who stole two of her paintings from a gallery. BK:This is not easy to answer from my subjective position. Barbora Kysilkova: Its a gorgeous, happy place. After two paintings are stolen from artist Barbora Kysilkova in Oslo, Norway, she encounters one of the suspected thieves in court. Barbora Kysilkova: Well, physically Im in the middle of a Swedish forest where I am with my boyfriend. On the opposite scale is the scene where ystein, my boyfriend, pokes on the pain and suffering I tend to put in my art. She had a recorder that was left in her bag or something like that. Not only did Barbora had to confront her thief but it was all documented on camera over three years. The Painter and the Thief is a 2020 Norwegian documentary film directed by Benjamin Ree[nb]. But when he contacted Kysilkova shortly after to discuss what had happened, her reaction intrigued him even more. Digging deep, seeking the core of the story. The film is all about the bond between a painter and a thief. Bertil today is now staying out of drugs and he is totally sober for three years now. Howd you deal with that? 
Get Ready To Take A First Look. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. She is still not the wife to someone. BK:As much as you can squeeze into a few minutes of TV news, or two pages of a magazine, the story stays rather on the surface and a bit superficial. Though the proper answer would take half of the film. Barbora Kysilkova: Which I might be and I probably am stealing things from Vertel. When Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova learnt two of her large oil paintings had been stolen from a Norwegian gallery in an overnight break-in her reaction was not anger. Benjamin Ree: The idea for that was actually therapy. 
Hes finishing his masters degree studies. BK: It is. But her name is on the news headlines. I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. Benajmin Ree: After that scene with Bertil watching himself painted for the first time and his [emotional] reaction to that, I really knew that this is going to be a great story. We have kind of bad news for you. It all came together that ystein, lets say, invited me to follow him to Oslo. Kysilkova has two solo shows and 5 group shows over the last 8 years. Im meeting with Bertil and Barbora every week and it would really like to travel and go out and eat dinner, so were really missing that, but were also really fortunate to have a great distributor like Neon onboard to present the film to the world and it was really great to have a premiere at Sundance. So its also quite nice, a quite masochistic, painful feeling to be painting because of course its, its painful, it hurts, you doubt your work, you doubt yourself, but still it just is stronger than you, so you continue painting. Did you ever have any worries about how intimate the story might become? It was like I had a scratched LP playing in my brain and I just caught myself asking constantly, Who are you? I'm still happiest when being in my atelier working on new paintings. So as I entered the courtroom and I saw Bertil sitting there with his head in his hands, just feeling so lost, so vulnerable, so much wishing to be elsewhere anywhere else but there and I just felt this enormously strong humanity in him. I do not have a big name in the art scene. My reason was to show Bertil's incredible life storyhis battles with being stigmatizedand for people to see what may happen when you get rid of prejudice. BK: I guess the better person to ask this question of would be Karl-Bertil, who unfortunately is not here. I actually had the first impulse. The most important show was Waking the Dead at Autocenter in Berlin in 2010. Quickly arrested after the theft, Nordland refuses to give up his accomplices, or to even lift a finger to help recover the artwork. The impression the audience gets of Barbora and Karl Bertil is something they have to live with for the rest of their lives. And it is overwhelming to understand that now the whole world can see my art. Hollywood First Look is the premier entertainment news source in Asian-American homes in the United States and Canada. But it all soothes up with the final scene. Hes finishing his bachelors studies, starting to work as a social worker. Yes, he does. I really give a lot of credit to the people at Halden Prison for their work. 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The shows diverse cast of correspondents gives viewers a first look at upcoming films, TV shows, documentaries, and more through exciting original segments and exclusive Benjamin, you started filming Barbora after she and Karl-Bertil had met, yet there is material in the film that predates you filming, such as when you show Barbora painting Swan Song, one of the stolen paintings. But there, there was only Karl Bertil, the other thief did not show up. Barbora is a single woman. Especially portraying the friendship at the same time. "[25], Writing for the magazine Little White Lies, Leila Latif commended the director for tackling the film's themes "with gentle curiosity, never pushing the subjects to probe this dynamic too forcefully, but rather allowing it to slowly unveil itself. Of course there have been moments that have been painful, but I believe that its made a very good impact on him and on me. Kysilkova said she hopes audiences might be moved to put their prejudices aside and find forgiveness. I realised he was just a person who is offering you all his emotions and all his heart if you give him a feeling of safety, she says. BK: So, let me just go back to where I was at that time. Bye Ike, Thor Was Never In Guardians 3 And James Gunn Was Worried After Endgame, The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 6 Review: A New Low For Mando! She said, 'Who knows? Please try again later. [2], Shortly after, Neon acquired distribution rights to the film. Barbora Kysilkova is mostly exhibited in Germany, but also had exhibitions in Czech Republic, Greece. 
So I dare to believe that his roller coaster up and down is now more settled into a more predictable direction. Im trying to go to Norway as often as possible to see him, but the border situation is not so easy. WebBARBORA KYSILKOV (*1983) is a Czech artist working in Berlin. I thought the set up of the story was amazing, but Id go back to is that these are really great subjects that had their hearts on the outside, their emotions on the outside, so I was just very curious to see where this story might go. I met with Norwegian director Benjamin Ree (Magnus) on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, to discuss The Painter and the Thief (which I also reviewed), his documentary profile of the odd and moving relationship that developed between Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova and Karl-Bertil Nordland, a man responsible for stealing one of her paintings. Moreover, after some time, they get caught as well. So thats how this painting started to exist. It really made me feel like yes, we did the right thing. So then, when Benjamin approached me, yes, of course I was very surprised and also confused not knowing what that is about. Rather she was both intrigued and confused. So I have a very, very specific knowledge of the Norwegian landscape and countryside that is more than just the usual fjords. There was a robbery at the gallery and two I entered the courtroom with the thought that as a painter I am standing here with this brilliant possibility to actually do something with the fact these guys stole my paintings, she says. But Ree tracked artist and thief over the course of about 100 meetingswith the emotional climax being a meeting in which Nordland shows Kysilkova the portrait she created of him. 
2023 Cond Nast. How has the three years of filming affected me? So I just had to put myself aside, he explained. We shared some of the same demons, I think., I couldnt say it better, said Kysilkova. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. BR: Karl-Bertil is doing very well today, and hes still studying, and he is clean. BR: It was no problem at all, just meeting the boss of the prison, who has been in many documentaries. When the former husband and wife square off in a Virginia courtroom this week, it will mark the culmination of a divorce that has been without comparison in the annals of modern American celebrity. He added, "Ree has a very cinematic language, shooting long shots down hallways, trailing his subjects like a French New Wave director would follow his fictional creations down a sidewalk." Its a composition where there are two men where one leans over the other, having his ear on the chest of the iron man to hear whether there is or is not a heartbeat. We didnt choose the easy way. Nancy Tapia: Thats great. 
So we have this very nice exchange of what were our reasons why we said yes to Benjamin to film us. Neither she has an IMDb or such. [all laugh] No, it was not fun. Perceptively, he talks about Kysilkova being drawn to his dark side. He is finishing his master degree studies. A member of both the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, he is: lead film critic at Hammer to Nail; Managing Editor at Film Festival Today; formerly the host of the award-winning Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed, from Dragon Digital Media; and the author of Film Editing: Theory and Practice. Kysilkova said she is in contact with her former thief every day, and proud of how far hes come. Support Hammer to Nail on Patreon affected me of drugs and he is totally sober for three of., Chloe & Emma, 2013.Oil on canvas and 5 group shows over the last years. 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That was the beginning of the film. So, Kysilkova asks him to be the subject of her portrait. And I dont like [narration] that much in documentaries, but I like voiceovers that are a bit more stream of consciousness, like the French New Wave films, so I interviewed Barbora and Bertil in a similar setting to psychoanalysis where they get to talk freely. Barbora Kysilkova is a Czech painter. So there are those references, first is to my previous painting and then to Khloe and Emma. As an artist, of course I am going to try and include them somehow in my painting.. Barbora Kysilkova: There was a really nice moment with Karl-Bertil and me that was just maybe one or two years ago while the filming was still going on. WebBARBORA KYSILKOV (*1983) is a Czech artist working in Berlin. Barbora Kysilkova is Contemporary artist born in 1983. Nearly three decades ago, Owens and her family may have been entangled in a killing that eerily echoes throughout her best-selling novel. Take a second to support Hammer to Nail on Patreon! Ezra Millers Messiah Delusions: Inside. I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. When looking for the best painting techniques to express what she wanted to say, the artist began to focus on figurative oil painting with a deep conviction, seeking inspiration in the reality she did not want to move away from. He has a great place to live. Nordland, a drug addict and convicted petty criminal, goes through the biggest transformation, but Kysilkova one of the unquestionable catalysts for Nordlands change for the better has her own burdens to bear. I could see that theres really a lot more to Karl-Bertil than just a troublesome kid. The fascinating documentary focuses on the Oslo-based artist Barbora Kysilkovas friendship with Karl-Bertil Nordland, a heroin addict who stole two of her paintings from a gallery. BK:This is not easy to answer from my subjective position. Barbora Kysilkova: Its a gorgeous, happy place. After two paintings are stolen from artist Barbora Kysilkova in Oslo, Norway, she encounters one of the suspected thieves in court. Barbora Kysilkova: Well, physically Im in the middle of a Swedish forest where I am with my boyfriend. On the opposite scale is the scene where ystein, my boyfriend, pokes on the pain and suffering I tend to put in my art. She had a recorder that was left in her bag or something like that. Not only did Barbora had to confront her thief but it was all documented on camera over three years. The Painter and the Thief is a 2020 Norwegian documentary film directed by Benjamin Ree[nb]. But when he contacted Kysilkova shortly after to discuss what had happened, her reaction intrigued him even more. Digging deep, seeking the core of the story. The film is all about the bond between a painter and a thief. Bertil today is now staying out of drugs and he is totally sober for three years now. Howd you deal with that? Get Ready To Take A First Look. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. She is still not the wife to someone. BK:As much as you can squeeze into a few minutes of TV news, or two pages of a magazine, the story stays rather on the surface and a bit superficial. Though the proper answer would take half of the film. Barbora Kysilkova: Which I might be and I probably am stealing things from Vertel. When Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova learnt two of her large oil paintings had been stolen from a Norwegian gallery in an overnight break-in her reaction was not anger. Benjamin Ree: The idea for that was actually therapy. Hes finishing his masters degree studies. BK: It is. But her name is on the news headlines. I was quite surprised by how young Benjamin was, and how great an impression he made on me. Benajmin Ree: After that scene with Bertil watching himself painted for the first time and his [emotional] reaction to that, I really knew that this is going to be a great story. We have kind of bad news for you. It all came together that ystein, lets say, invited me to follow him to Oslo. Kysilkova has two solo shows and 5 group shows over the last 8 years. Im meeting with Bertil and Barbora every week and it would really like to travel and go out and eat dinner, so were really missing that, but were also really fortunate to have a great distributor like Neon onboard to present the film to the world and it was really great to have a premiere at Sundance. So its also quite nice, a quite masochistic, painful feeling to be painting because of course its, its painful, it hurts, you doubt your work, you doubt yourself, but still it just is stronger than you, so you continue painting. Did you ever have any worries about how intimate the story might become? It was like I had a scratched LP playing in my brain and I just caught myself asking constantly, Who are you? I'm still happiest when being in my atelier working on new paintings. So as I entered the courtroom and I saw Bertil sitting there with his head in his hands, just feeling so lost, so vulnerable, so much wishing to be elsewhere anywhere else but there and I just felt this enormously strong humanity in him. I do not have a big name in the art scene. My reason was to show Bertil's incredible life storyhis battles with being stigmatizedand for people to see what may happen when you get rid of prejudice. BK: I guess the better person to ask this question of would be Karl-Bertil, who unfortunately is not here. I actually had the first impulse. The most important show was Waking the Dead at Autocenter in Berlin in 2010. Quickly arrested after the theft, Nordland refuses to give up his accomplices, or to even lift a finger to help recover the artwork. The impression the audience gets of Barbora and Karl Bertil is something they have to live with for the rest of their lives. And it is overwhelming to understand that now the whole world can see my art. Hollywood First Look is the premier entertainment news source in Asian-American homes in the United States and Canada. But it all soothes up with the final scene. Hes finishing his bachelors studies, starting to work as a social worker. Yes, he does. I really give a lot of credit to the people at Halden Prison for their work. 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The shows diverse cast of correspondents gives viewers a first look at upcoming films, TV shows, documentaries, and more through exciting original segments and exclusive Benjamin, you started filming Barbora after she and Karl-Bertil had met, yet there is material in the film that predates you filming, such as when you show Barbora painting Swan Song, one of the stolen paintings. But there, there was only Karl Bertil, the other thief did not show up. Barbora is a single woman. Especially portraying the friendship at the same time. "[25], Writing for the magazine Little White Lies, Leila Latif commended the director for tackling the film's themes "with gentle curiosity, never pushing the subjects to probe this dynamic too forcefully, but rather allowing it to slowly unveil itself. Of course there have been moments that have been painful, but I believe that its made a very good impact on him and on me. Kysilkova said she hopes audiences might be moved to put their prejudices aside and find forgiveness. I realised he was just a person who is offering you all his emotions and all his heart if you give him a feeling of safety, she says. BK: So, let me just go back to where I was at that time. Bye Ike, Thor Was Never In Guardians 3 And James Gunn Was Worried After Endgame, The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 6 Review: A New Low For Mando! She said, 'Who knows? Please try again later. [2], Shortly after, Neon acquired distribution rights to the film. Barbora Kysilkova is mostly exhibited in Germany, but also had exhibitions in Czech Republic, Greece. So I dare to believe that his roller coaster up and down is now more settled into a more predictable direction. Im trying to go to Norway as often as possible to see him, but the border situation is not so easy. WebBARBORA KYSILKOV (*1983) is a Czech artist working in Berlin. I thought the set up of the story was amazing, but Id go back to is that these are really great subjects that had their hearts on the outside, their emotions on the outside, so I was just very curious to see where this story might go. I met with Norwegian director Benjamin Ree (Magnus) on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, to discuss The Painter and the Thief (which I also reviewed), his documentary profile of the odd and moving relationship that developed between Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova and Karl-Bertil Nordland, a man responsible for stealing one of her paintings. Moreover, after some time, they get caught as well. So thats how this painting started to exist. It really made me feel like yes, we did the right thing. So then, when Benjamin approached me, yes, of course I was very surprised and also confused not knowing what that is about. Rather she was both intrigued and confused. So I have a very, very specific knowledge of the Norwegian landscape and countryside that is more than just the usual fjords. There was a robbery at the gallery and two I entered the courtroom with the thought that as a painter I am standing here with this brilliant possibility to actually do something with the fact these guys stole my paintings, she says. But Ree tracked artist and thief over the course of about 100 meetingswith the emotional climax being a meeting in which Nordland shows Kysilkova the portrait she created of him. 2023 Cond Nast. How has the three years of filming affected me? So I just had to put myself aside, he explained. We shared some of the same demons, I think., I couldnt say it better, said Kysilkova. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. BR: Karl-Bertil is doing very well today, and hes still studying, and he is clean. BR: It was no problem at all, just meeting the boss of the prison, who has been in many documentaries. When the former husband and wife square off in a Virginia courtroom this week, it will mark the culmination of a divorce that has been without comparison in the annals of modern American celebrity. He added, "Ree has a very cinematic language, shooting long shots down hallways, trailing his subjects like a French New Wave director would follow his fictional creations down a sidewalk." Its a composition where there are two men where one leans over the other, having his ear on the chest of the iron man to hear whether there is or is not a heartbeat. We didnt choose the easy way. Nancy Tapia: Thats great. So we have this very nice exchange of what were our reasons why we said yes to Benjamin to film us. Neither she has an IMDb or such. [all laugh] No, it was not fun. Perceptively, he talks about Kysilkova being drawn to his dark side. He is finishing his master degree studies. 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