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The Desert of Forbidden Art

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Igor Savitsky rescues 40,000 pieces of forbidden art and creates a museum.

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Scott Foundas Film Comment Magazine Jun 28, 2013
Then there are the paintings themselves, which are breathtaking in their brilliant colors, and their hybrid influences of the Russian avant-garde and Central Asian folk culture. Go to Full Review
Diego Semerene Slant Magazine Mar 20, 2011
2.5/4
What does the collector's collecting aim to substitute? What does the collection attempt to replace in the collector? Go to Full Review
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Mar 17, 2011
4/5
Viewers of this remarkable documentary will be astonished at not only what this art looks like and why it's forbidden, but also where it is and how it got there. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Aug 5, 2019
2.5/4
A testament to the triumph of freedom over repression, of expression over censorship, but Pope and Georgiev clearly understand what other filmmakers often overlook - these were real people. Go to Full Review
Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics Mar 15, 2011
9/10
The fascinating story of one of the greatest collections of avant-garde art in the world and a plea for help in preserving it. Go to Full Review
Rob Humanick Projection Booth Mar 15, 2011
3/4
One of the paintings featured herein is currently my Windows desktop image. Go to Full Review
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Tchavdar Georgiev

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Amanda Pope

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Ed Asner

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Sally Field

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Ben Kingsley

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Tchavdar Georgiev

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Movie Info

Synopsis Igor Savitsky rescues 40,000 pieces of forbidden art and creates a museum.
Director
Tchavdar Georgiev, Amanda Pope
Producer
Tchavdar Georgiev, Amanda Pope
Screenwriter
Tchavdar Georgiev, Amanda Pope
Genre
Documentary, Adventure, Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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