Canvas (1992)
The fine art of crime
ジャンル : ドラマ, 犯罪
上映時間 : 1時間 30分
演出 : Alain Zaloum
脚本 : Alain Zaloum, Brenda Newman
シノプシス
A young artist is desperate for money to save his brother from the mob. Drawn into a criminal world of theft, betrayal and murder, his only way out is to get in even deeper. If he fails, it could cost him his life.
ニューヨークで発生したレンブラントの名画盗難事件は、その保険会社に莫大な損害をもたらした。様々な状況証拠から美術専門泥棒としてその名をほしいままにしていたマックの仕業であった事を突き止めると、損害の補填の為、マックを罠にかけるよう画策を始める。そのような経緯で派遣された保険会社調査員のジンは、ニューヨーク、ロンドン、クアラルンプールなどでパートナーとしての信頼を得、最終的に80億ドルとも言われる、とある銀行預金に目をつける。
第2次大戦末期のヨーロッパ。ナチスドイツはヒトラーの命を受け、侵攻した各国にある彫刻や歴史的名画を略奪していた。このことに危機感を募らせたハーバード大学付属美術館の館長ストークスは、大統領のルーズベルトにナチスドイツに奪われた美術品の奪還作戦を認めさせる。そして、芸術のエキスパート7人で特殊部隊“モニュメンツ・メン”を結成。貴重な美術品の行方を追うため、彼らはヨーロッパ各地の前線へ向かう。
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