The Mastermind
Cinema Forum Groningen
Nieuwe Markt 1, 9712KN Groningen GroningenThe Mastermind is the new film by Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women, First Cow), characterised by her unique visual style.
With a strong performance by Josh O'Connor (Challengers, La Chimera), who is perfect as the world's worst art thief. In a remote corner of Massachusetts around 1970, boring JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor) fills his days as a carpenter. While he tells his wife (Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza) and mother (Hope Davis) that he has landed a big job, he is secretly preparing for an art heist.
How hard could it be to steal a few paintings from the local museum? Until things don't go according to plan... The Mastermind was selected for the Palme d'Or competition at the Cannes Film Festival. “Quietly fantastic... Kelly Reichardt steals the spirit of the '70s with a gorgeously rumpled art-house art heist” (Variety).