One woman, 20,000 stolen masterpieces, and the nerve to fool the Nazis.
Paris 1943. Hitler set up the systematic looting of works of art in France. Rose Valland, infiltrated as intendant at the Jeu de Paume museum, which has become the sorting station for works leaving for Germany, will take all the risks to oppose this spoliation enterprise.
Direction
Chevet lets Valland's own words carry devastating weight.
Production
Stunning archival footage of looted rooms, Nazi catalogues.
Director
Brigitte Chevet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Valland's secret records enabled the recovery of 60,000+ artworks, yet she was dismissed as merely 'a secretary' for decades.
The Jeu de Paume still bears witness—its walls held Göring's personal 'shopping trips' where he selected stolen works for his private collection.
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