In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
The film is brilliant, delightful, and unique. Extremely well written, directed, acted, in the tradition of great British working class films. I ... “The Duke” is not his all-time-best picture, but it’s a very strong one, and it showcases…
‘The Duke’ Review: Suspect’s 61 This film from the director Roger Michell has a compelling art-thief protagonist, but is weighed down by soggy family drama. Jim Broadbent in “The Duke.”
Roger Michell’s final feature film brings good-natured, Ealing-style brio to the 1961 theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington As with so many of cinema’s most successful ... It's an extremely likable crime-caper comedy that owes…
