The Last Vermeer

The Last Vermeer (originally titled Lyrebird) is an 2019 American drama film directed by Dan Friedkin from a screenplay by John Orloff (under the pen name James McGee), Mark Fergus, and Hawk Otsby. It is based on the 2008 book The Man Who Made Vermeers by Jonathan Lopez. The film stars Guy Pearce and Claes Bang

The Last Vermeer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDan Friedkin
Produced by
  • Ryan Friedkin
  • Dan Friedkin
  • Bradley Thomas
  • Vijay Waghmare
Screenplay by
Based onThe Man Who Made Vermeers
by Jonathan Lopez
Starring
Music byJohan Söderqvist
CinematographyRemi Adefarasin
Edited byVictoria Boydell
Production
company
  • Imperative Entertainment
  • Mehra Entertainment
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2019.

Premise

The Last Vermeer follows "Dutch folk hero Han van Meegeren [who] swindled millions of dollars from the Nazis by selling them forgeries of Johannes Vermeer paintings and is considered the most successful art forger of all time."[1]

Cast

Production

Development

On April 25, 2018, it was announced that Imperative Entertainment had begun production on Lyrebird, a film directed by Dan Friedkin and produced by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by James McGee and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby.[1][2][3]

Casting

Alongside the film's initial announcement, it was confirmed that Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, and Roland Møller had been cast in film's lead roles.[1]

Filming

Principal photography for the film was reportedly underway by April 2018 in the United Kingdom and Holland.[1] On May 22, 2018, filming took place at Fort Widley in Portsmouth, England.[4] In April and August 2018, filming took place in Dordrecht and Schiedam, the Netherlands.

Release

It had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2019.[5][6] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2019.[7] Prior to the screening, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.[8] It was scheduled to be released on May 22, 2020.[9] However, it was pulled from the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

References
  1. Fleming Jr, Mike (April 25, 2018). "Guy Pearce Stars & Imperative's Dan Friedkin Directs 'Lyrebird', About Art Forger Whose Paintings Duped Nazis". Deadline. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Kroll, Justin (April 25, 2018). "Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps and Roland Moller Join Imperative's 'Lyrebird'". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. "Guy Pearce, 'Phantom Thread' Star Vicky Krieps Board Art Forgery Drama 'Lyrebird'". The Hollywood Reporter. April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  4. Salkeld, Millie (May 22, 2018). "Portsmouth road closed due to filming for Ridley Scott movie". The News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. Hammond, Pete (August 29, 2019). "Telluride Film Festival: 'Ford V Ferrari', 'Judy', 'Motherless Brooklyn', Weinstein-Inspired Drama 'The Assistant' Among Premieres Headed To 46th Edition – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  6. "Telluride Program Guide" (PDF). Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  7. "Lyrebird". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  8. Fleming Jr, Mike (September 11, 2019). "Toronto: Sony Pictures Classics Taking North America + On Dan Friedkin-Directed Post-WWII Drama 'Lyrebird'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  9. Billington, Alex (February 27, 2020). "Claes Bang & Vicky Krieps in First Trailer for 'The Last Vermeer' Film". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  10. "Sony Classics knows the right way to date films in the midst of a pandemic: THE LAST VERMEER (TBA) I CARRY YOU WITH ME (TBA) THE HUMAN FACTOR (TBA)". Twitter. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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