The Art Of The Steal. (2009)

Interesting documentary...a little long...but interesting, about the massive art collection of Dr. Albert Barnes and all the entitled vultures who couldn't wait to get their grubby little hands on it when he passed away without an heir. The doctor, a colorful character who amassed a collection that would make the Louvre squirt (181 Renoirs, 20 Modiglianis, 69 Cezannes, 59 Matisses, 46 Picassos, 12 Van Goghs, the list goes on) made it perfectly clear that the phony elite would never get their hands on it. The Philadelphia art establishment systematically dismantles his estate, closes the school he established, breaks up the collection, and wipes their asses with his last will and testament. There are bigger tragedies, but it's a little disturbing to know that the government can seize anyone's private property, and that a will isn't worth the paper on which it's written.