Paul Cézanne longs to be a great painter, but even with the advice of his friends Monet and Pissarro, no one, not even his parrot, is impressed with his work

A photographer at work on houses and treasures of the rich in the south of France spots a Cezanne painting being loaded into a plumber's truck and trails an international art scam

An assessment of the life and work of Paul Cézanne offers insight into his views about an artist's role and his self-doubt about his own capabilities, demonstrating how his beliefs revolutionized the ways subsequent artists would see and depict the world.