
The Lost Leonardo
2021 · Movie · PG-13 · 95 min · ★ 7.2 · 89% critics
In 2008, experts gather in London to examine a newly surfaced painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. The investigation sparks a globe-spanning journey through competing opinions, restoration questions, and the high-stakes art market, as the work’s value and reputation soar amid lingering uncertainty.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-08-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (52 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like real-world mysteries, big-money stakes, and debates over what’s genuine, in the vein of The Dissident or Hitchcock/Truffaut; Not for you if you need clear conclusions and tidy resolutions.
Pros: intriguing authenticity mystery; expert voices throughout; eye-opening art market | Cons: no definitive answers; dense art-world details
Themes
- painting
- leonardo da vinci
- based on true story
- art
- art auction
- authenticity
- famous painter
- salvator mundi
- savior of the world
- oil on walnut panel
- public auction
- famous painting
Cast & crew

Georgina Adam
as Self - Writer and Journalist
- WA
Warren Adelson
as Self - Art Dealer
- EB
Evan Beard
as Self - Banker
- YB
Yves Bouvier
as Self - Freeport Owner and Businessman
- AB
Alexandra Bregman
as Self - Writer
- AC
Alison Cole
as Self - Editor
- DM
Dianne Dwyer Modestini
as Self - Restorer
- MF
Maria Teresa Fiorio
as Self - Da Vinci Expert
- JF
Jacques Franck
as Self - Artist and Restorer
- AH
Antoine Harari
as Self - Investigative Journalist
Directed by Andreas Koefoed