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Film · 2018

Ruben Brandt, Collector

Original titleRuben Brandt, a gyüjtö (Ruben Brandt, Collector)

Directed by Milorad Krstic · starring Iván Kamarás and Zsombor Jéger

  • 6.5 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.0 Users2 votes
  • 7.9 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

Ruben Brandt, who is dubbed by Iván Kamarás is a psychotherapist that treats his patients through the art. Although, The therapist experiment horrible nightmares every night. In dreams, he is chased by Manet's black cat, in his third nightmare he is strangled by the Venus of Botticelli and dragged to the bottom of the sea, where he is attacked by a sea witch. A lot of the other protagonist of Art's history are referenced throughout the film as 'Nighthawks' by Hopper or "La Infanta Margarita" by Velázquez. Brandt's pacients put a lot of effor in helping him, so they decide to steal some of these Art pieces and give them to him as a gift to fight his nightmares. From this moment, he will be known as "the collector", a criminal looked for by the law.

The essentials

Runtime
96 min1 hour and 36 minutes
How long is Ruben Brandt, Collector?
1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes).
Who directed Ruben Brandt, Collector?
Milorad Krstic.
Who is in Ruben Brandt, Collector?
It stars Iván Kamarás and Zsombor Jéger.
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Cast

Full cast (5)
Director
Milorad Krstic
Writers
Milorad Krstic
Producers
Milorad Krstic

Photos and posters

All 20 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews
5.0 2 votes

What the critics say average 7.9 from 4

  • 9.0 Roger EbertSheila O'Malley "Krsti? pushes the common experience [of an artistic soul] to its most hallucinatory and entertaining limit". Read
  • 8.0 VarietyAlissa Simon "A clever tribute to the world of art and cinema (...) Krsti? is exceptionally good making the noir atmosphere (...) but stands out making action". Read
  • 7.7 Screen DailyWendy Ide "Eye-popping Hungarian animation about a psychotherapist turned art thief". Read

Soundtrack

All 25 songs
  1. Pacific 231Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Conducted, Charles Dutoit Spotify
  2. All About That BassPostmodern Jukebox Spotify
  3. Do You Love MeBrian Poole, The Tremeloes Spotify
  4. Lil' Red Riding HoodSam the Sham, The Pharaohs Spotify

Trivia

  • Acronym of artists

    Ruben Brandt's name is the fusion of two famous artists: Reubens and Rembrandt.

  • Premiered in Locarno

    The film had its international premiere at the 71st Locarno International Film Festival, and it can be seen in the Piazza Grande.

  • Tribute to great filmmakers

    Several scenes from ''Ruben Brandt, Collector'' are tributes to filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Luis Buñuel, Charlie Chaplin, Sergei Eisenstein, Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Stanley Kubrick, Lotte Reiniger, Georges Méliès and Lumiere Brothers.

  • Review of the History of Art through time

    Milorad Krstic wanted a review by the most important artists of Art History over time. Among the leading figures are from 'The Birth of Venus' (1486), by Sandro Botticelli, to 'Elvis I, II' (1964), by Andy Warhol. Other important paintings that appear are 'Woman with Fruit' (1872), by Paul Gauguin; 'The postman of Roulin' (1888), by Vincent Van Gogh; 'Princess Margaret with blue dress' (1659), by Diego Velázquez or 'Night Owls' (1942), by Edward Hopper.

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