Cape Cinema

THE ART OF THE STEAL
March 25 & 27
Thurs & Sat
Thu: 2, 4:30 & 7
Sat: 2 & 4:30

Don Argott's (Wire) new documentary follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art. Weaving a dense web of interviews, archival footage, and graphics, the filmmaker portrays a cabal of politicos and cultural institutions conspiring to legislate the Barnes' move from its private residence to the tourist heart of Philadelphia providing a smoothly assembled account of art commerce and art as commerce. (NR, 101 mins.)