“A proposito di cinema – poi la smetto perché non è il mio campo – il documentario su Banksy è nella lista dei candidati agli Oscar 2011 e internet è piuttosto contenta, checché ne dica Cristiano Godano. Banksy è uno street artist che, vabbeh, dai, certe cose non le spieghiamo nemmeno, andate su Google Immagini e dite Aaah, certo, lui.”
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Film log 2010 #92 Exit Through the Gift Shop (dir. Banksy, 2010)
Banksy’s first film is a hilarious exposé of the readiness of the art world to jump on bandwagons when the art is cheap but overpriced. It works brilliantly as a heist-documentary, and it sparkles as a satire. For all its incognito heroes and rebellious street spirit its protagonists are quite forthright, its storytelling quite linear and clear, and its politics straight. It’s a mockumentary which never, ever aims to turn you, the viewer, into an unwittingly complicit spectator, and doesn’t treat you like a fool. I loved it: it’s enjoyable and smart, and it swaggers only when strictly necessary. Hats off.
Exit Through The Gift Shop, 2010 (dir. Banksy)
Exit through the gift shop - the world’s first Street Art disaster movie
