Synopsis
‘Stealing Beauty’ is an hour long documentary Ruth directed for the Arts Lives strand for RTE. It was produced by Independent Pictures and tells the story of the Beit art collection since its arrival in Ireland over 50 years ago. It is a story that links high art to revolutionary politics and bloody murder. These masterpieces have attracted the attentions of the IRA, the UVF, the FBI, Interpol, Scotland Yard and the most notorious criminal in Irish history. They have been stolen not once but four times and are probably better known for their absence than their presence.