Auction

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Auction

2025

1h 31m

Drama

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21 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

André Masson, an auctioneer at the famous Scottie's auction house, receives a letter one day stating that a painting by Egon Schiele has been discovered in Mulhouse at the home of a young worker. Very skeptical, he makes the trip and has to face the truth: the painting is authentic, a masterpiece gone missing since 1939, confiscated by the Nazis. André sees this discovery as the pinnacle of his career, but also the beginning of a struggle that could jeopardize it. Fortunately, he will be assisted by his ex-wife and colleague Bertina, and by his eccentric intern Aurore....

Critics Consensus

Going once, going twice… sold! To those who like their comedy witty and social commentary sly.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 25

A pretty good film.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Oct 29

B

It’s all good fun, but the movie’s core truth is decidedly unsmiling: If you agree to play the game, you have to abide by its rules.

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Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 29

Bonitzer has directed testier movies in the past, but at 79 years old he seems to have mellowed. This makes his latest film less compelling to watch, and yet encouraging in its message about people coming together for the greater good.

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Nora Lee Mandel

Maven's Nest

Nov 1

7/10

A fiction inspired by true events, around discovery of a Nazi-disappeared painting, with pointed ironies in rarely publicly seen authentic environment of colorfully well-played ensemble of auctioneers, collectors, dealers, contrasts origins and a worker.

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Armond White

National Review

Oct 31

Subtlety is rare in pop fiction, but it distinguishes Auction’s depiction of the art world.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 29

Success in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Helene B

@Barnard5 02/24/2025

The French know how to make a movie.. intrigue, sex, subterfuge and a clever plot. Wish there were more choices like this one that don’t rely on guns, crashes, murder and mayhem. Totally enjoyed!

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Carlo C

@CarloCoello 02/17/2025

Comedia a la francesa, en sobre un pesado y engreído curador de arte que encuentra en el lugar y con las personas menos esperadas, la obra mas importante de su carrera, lo que abre un baúl lleno de historias, encuentros y desencuentros tanto en su vida personal, como profesional, así como en la vida de la familia propietaria de la obra en cuestión. Muy recomendable.

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Synopsis

André Masson, an auctioneer at the famous Scottie's auction house, receives a letter one day stating that a painting by Egon Schiele has been discovered in Mulhouse at the home of a young worker. Very skeptical, he makes the trip and has to face the truth: the painting is authentic, a masterpiece gone missing since 1939, confiscated by the Nazis. André sees this discovery as the pinnacle of his career, but also the beginning of a struggle that could jeopardize it. Fortunately, he will be assisted by his ex-wife and colleague Bertina, and by his eccentric intern Aurore....

Director: Pascal Bonitzer
Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd
Screenwriter: Pascal Bonitzer
Distributor: Menemsha Films
Production Co: SBS Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 31m