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Movie Info

Egon Schiele's "Portrait of Wally," a painting stolen by Nazis, hung in the Museum of Modern Art until a historic lawsuit put it back in the hands of its rightful owners.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Andrew Shea
Producer:

David D'Arcy, Barbara Morgan, Andrew Shea
Writer:

Andrew Shea, David D'Arcy
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 30m
Production Co:

Seventh Art Productions

Cast & Crew

Willi Korte
Self

Hildegard Bachert
Self

Bonnie Goldblatt
Self

Agnes Gund
Narrator

Robert Morgenthau
Self

Michael Mukasey
Self

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Critics Consensus: Dark Shadows Doesn’t Scare Up Enough Laughs

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Critic Reviews for Portrait of Wally

All Critics (31) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (3)

An account of greed, betrayal, culpability and self-serving moral relativism.

May 6, 2013 | Full Review…

Geoff Pevere
Globe and Mail
For such a winding, research-heavy piece, Portrait of Wally moves at a brisk clip, with Gary Lionelli's agitated score lending the film the breathless quality of a police procedural.

September 7, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
Although the film at times moves through the evidence at an impossibly fast clip, the response of MoMa will doubtlessly resonate.

August 3, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Lavanya Ramanathan
Washington Post
It's a fascinating story, even as Shea's film sometimes tells it in a slightly convoluted way.

July 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
By showing how difficult and problematic righting a wrong can turn out to be, "Portrait of Wally" does itself proud.

July 19, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
The material's not so rich and complex that the documentary doesn't feel padded at 90 minutes.

June 28, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Mark Feeney
Boston Globe
The case was finally resolved in 2010, as this fascinating documentary details. Don't expect an even-handed account of the case, though.

December 27, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Examiner
The story is compelling, and the fallout of the 13-year legal battle over Portrait of Wally not only established important legal precedence regarding art looted from Holocaust victims, but also caused some soul-searching in the museum world.

May 6, 2013 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
Austin American-Statesman
The journey of the painting, and the Bondi family's efforts to reclaim it, are the meaty subject of Andrew Shea's engrossing documentary.

May 6, 2013 | Rating: 4/5

Norman Wilner
NOW Toronto
The film's troubling take on the moral flexibilities of the art world may also have viewers wondering about the provenance of what they see on museum walls.

May 6, 2013 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Jason Anderson
The Grid
Portrait of Wally reminds us that nearly 70 years after the war, some lessons of the Holocaust have yet to sink in.

July 2, 2012 | Full Review…

Daniel M. Kimmel
The Jewish Advocate
Wally sputters to an unremarkable conclusion.

June 20, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Miles Howard
Boston Phoenix