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简介:NicholasMartin,writerofStephenFrears’upcomingFlorenceFosterJenkinsstarringMerylStreepandHughGrant,istopenthescreenplayforanotherextraordinarytruestorytitledTheDuke. Announcingthefeature,PathealsostatedthatthefilmwouldbeproducedbyNickyBentham(TheSilentStorm)ofNeonFilms. Setintheearly1960s,TheDukecentresonthetruestoryofKemptonBunton,aretiredbusdriverwhoclaimedtohavestolenGoya’sportraitoftheDukeofWellingtonfromLondon’sNationalGallery. BuntonwasenragedwhentheBritishgovernmentpaidalargesumtokeepthepaintingoutofthehandsofaUSartcollectorwhensomanyintheUKweresufferingfinancialhardship.Hesentaransomnotesayinghewouldreturnthepainingifthegovernmentgrantedeveryseniorcitizenafreetelevisionlicense. However,thedemandwasnottakenseriouslyandBuntonreturnedthepaintingfouryearslaterandhandedhimselfin.Buttherewasmoretothestorythaninitiallyclaimed,involvinghisson. Thetheftenteredpopularcultureandisreferencedinthe1962JamesBondfilmDr.No,withthepaintingdisplayedinthevillain’slair.…