Exit Through the Gift Shop (DVD)

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) documentary. Street artist Banksy introduces us to a video camera fanatic named Thierry, who films everything. Thierry gets interested in the practitioners of street art, and starts following the artists all over the world, filming all the time. Miraculously, Thierry becomes friends with Banksy, and begins to travel with him. When Banksy's fame explodes after a show in L.A., Thierry is on the spot -- now is the time to put his video together and put out his documentary about street artists, including Banksy. But Thierry is ill-prepared, because he hasn't been keeping track of his reels of film, just throwing them into boxes and storing them. As events develop, Banksy takes over the making of the film and sends Thierry back to L.A. to do his own show. At this point one begins to wonder whether this movie is a real documentary or a put-on. If it's a hoax, it's an elaborate and effective one. The subtitles are good. Grade: B+