'Mona Lisa is Missing'

The Mona Lisa was stolen? Surprisingly, yes – on Aug. 21, 1911. And even more shocking – a lowly Italian immigrant, Vincenzo Peruggia, took the painting and hid it in his dingy tenement room in Paris for more than 2 1/2 years. How did he do it? Why did he do it? The answers to those questions and more will be presented in the award-winning documentary Mona Lisa Is Missing: The True Story of the Man who Stole the Masterpiece.

The documentary is written and directed by Joe Medeiros, who is considered the leading authority on the theft of the Mona Lisa. His previous films include the award-winning Sailing the Star of India, Friends of Independence, Doors of Florence and The Sailing Heritage Society.

Medeiros and his wife, producer Justine Mestichelli Medeiros, will be present for a Q&A following the screening.

Admission is free. This selection in California Lutheran University's Fifth Annual International Film Festival is shown primarily in English with some subtitles. Click here for more information.

The theater is located at 166 W. Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks.