The Mastermind

by Kelly Reichardt

The Mastermind

Synopsis

In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor) an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.

Director

A retrospective of Reichardt’s work took place at the Centre Pompidou in October 2021, and she was awarded the 2022 Carrosse d'Or award at Cannes. Her feature films include: River of Grass (1994), Old Joy (2006), Wendy and Lucy (2008), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Night Moves (2013), Certain Women (2016), First Cow (2019) and Showing Up (2022). Grants: Film Independent Bonnie Award, United States Artists Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Anonymous Was a Woman Award, Renew Media Fellowship. Special Screenings: Whitney Biennial (2012), Film Forum, Cannes Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Viennale Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, BFI London Film Festival. Retrospectives: Museum of Modern Art, Anthology Film Archives, Pacific Film Archive, Museum of the Moving Image, Walker Art Center, American Cinematheque Los Angeles, European Touring Retrospective (The American Landscape: The Films of Kelly Reichardt). Teaching: The Baby Jane Holzer Visiting Artist in Film at Harvard University (2019), currently S. William Senfeld Artist-in-Residence at Bard College. Publications: ReFocus: The Films of Kelly Reichardt, E. Dawn Hall, Edinburgh University Press. L'Amérique retraversée, Judith Revault-d'Allonnes, Centre Pompidou.


Selected director’s filmography
2022 Showing Up
2019 First Cow
2016 Certain Women
2013 Night Moves
2010 Meek's Cutoff
2008 Wendy and Lucy
2006 Old Joy
1996 River of Grass

Cast

Josh O'Connor as James Blaine Mooney
Alana Haim as Terri Mooney
John Magaro as Fred
Gaby Hoffmann as Maude
Eli Gelb as Guy Hickey
Hope Davis as Sarah Mooney
Bill Camp as Bill Mooney
Sterling Thompson as Carl Mooney
Jasper Thompson as Tommy Mooney
Cole Doman as Larry Duffy
Javion Allen as Ronnie Gibson

Crew

Writer: Kelly Reichardt
Cinematographer: Christopher Blauvelt
Production Designer: Anthony Gasparro
Editor: Kelly Reichardt
Sound: Ryan Billia, Daniel Timmons
Composer: Rob Mazurek
Producers: Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
Casting by: Gayle Keller
Costume Designer: Amy Roth

Technical Data

Original title: The Mastermind
International title: The Mastermind
Duration: 110 min
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Format: DCP
Sound: 5.1
Year: 2025
Original language: English
Country of production: United States
Production Companies: filmscience, Mubi

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