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Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind Begins Streaming on Mubi India

Reichardt frames a heist as a quiet character study shaped by Satyajit Ray and Joseph Losey influences.

Overview

  • The film became available to watch in India on December 12 through Mubi’s platform.
  • The story follows JB Mooney, played by Josh O’Connor, a suburban family man consumed by planning an art theft in 1970s Massachusetts.
  • Reichardt describes the work as a meditation on middle-class privilege rather than a conventional caper.
  • She cites Joseph Losey’s Mr. Klein and Satyajit Ray’s economical form and sound design as guiding influences.
  • Early audiences at a surprise Mubi screening reacted in sharply different ways, with some younger viewers frustrated by the deliberate pacing and lack of explicit messaging, even as Reichardt praised O’Connor’s craft and versatility.