Turner is a visually arresting movie that exceeds expectations when it comes to exploring and presenting the great painters art, suffusing it with the light and energy his work is known for. Turner timothy spall lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper dorothy atkinson. W turner, who in the last 25 years of his life has to make his way through love, loss and the change of his. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric british painter j.
It premiered in competition for the palme dor at the 2014 cannes film festival, where spall won the. Though he and his parents are admirers and collectors of good paintings and steadfast champions of the films hero, j. This film explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric british painter j. Turner is a popular painter in earlytomid 1800s, but beneath his wellrespected reputation lies a tortured mind. Turner download, movies counter, new online movies in english and more latest movies at hungama. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist j. Dec 19, 2014 the films title character is one of many such characters in mr.
Director mike leigh focuses on turners timothy spall last few decades, revealing the depths of. From acclaimed director mike leigh comes the untold story of the great painter, j. However, the film confounds in its portrayal of the man. Timothy spalls portrayal of painter jmw turner on the big screen earned. The real reason to make this a mustsee of this holiday season is to wallow in the oscarworthy acting talent. Turner in an exquisitely detailed, brilliantly acted biopic.
I managed to get into it a bit more as it went on and i learned more online afterwards which helped me make sense of the characters in the film. While ted turner is the most relevant male turner, i doubt mr. France 15 may 2014 cannes film festival bosnia and herzegovina 16 august 2014. From my first read of the british film festival program my pick of the festival, among many highlights, was mr turner. The film has already garnered many awards for the lead actor, timothy spall. Dec 19, 2014 though he and his parents are admirers and collectors of good paintings and steadfast champions of the films hero, j. The film follows turner as he travels the countryside, stirs controversy among the artistic establishment, and pursues a romance with a widow. Oct 05, 2014 mr turner is the outstanding result, a film that introduces the painter as a portly fellow with a top hat and a curmudgeonly expression in repose. May 15, 2014 from acclaimed director mike leigh comes the untold story of the great painter, j. Turner explores the last quarter century of the life of j. Turner is far more than merely an explosion of color and toned nuance for the eye. Timothy spall plays the cockney painter, who imbued often outwardly unremarkable panoramas with an intensely spiritual feeling thats intriguingly hard to match up with the man we see before us onscreen. Turner improvises on art history to successfully create art itself.
This historical drama documents the life and times of the later years of joseph mallord william turner 23 april 1775 19 december 1851. The films wonderful art production is seamlessly convincing and underscores a main theme of the film which is the chasm between idealised beauty of the 18thearly 19th c. Jul 14, 2015 was timothy spall snubbed just because of his fully clad buttocks. Acest website nu hosteaza niciun film pe serverele proprii.
Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for. Was timothy spall snubbed just because of his fully clad. Indignity levels hit rock bottom with complaints about a sex scene. This is partly because of the languid, seemingly random way the camera wends through the museum. Download hungama play app to get access to new unlimited free mp4 movies download, english movies 201920182017, latest music videos, kids movies, hungama originals, new tv shows. The fact that turner was often boorish and crass in his dealings with others simply points out that his art was his life and anything else was simply a distraction. Its an extraordinary film, all at once strange, entertaining, thoughtful and exciting.
Real turner, when he was about 24 years old much younger than when we meet him in the film gazed in the mirror and saw a handsome, debonair, fiercely. The movie is very well done, but contains some strong lewd content and no redemptive content as it explores art for arts sake and an artist who seems driven by personal desires. The films title character is one of many such characters in mr. Turner is a superb film for anyone who is interested in art and a marvelous revelation to anyone who, like me, has revered turners works for years. Turner, then you use that character as a bit of a device. Turner, starring timothy spall, paul jesson and dorothy atkinson. Timothy spall is a giant as the eccentric victorian painter in this visually. Mr turner is the outstanding result, a film that introduces the painter as a portly fellow with a top hat and a curmudgeonly expression in repose. No doubt much of this has to do with turner himself, whose complicated, difficult childhood produced a complicated, difficult man. A film guide that looks at mr turner 2014, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Mike leigh comes the untold story of the great painter, j.
Timothy spall plays the painter as a rough diamond, a blast of the roistering 18th century in the moralising victorian era jonathan jones. An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, british painter j. You take an incredibly snobbish, flawed, cynical and all the while brilliant individual the eclectic pianist and composer wolfgang amadeus mozart in amadeus or in this case, the misanthropic painter j. Turner turns a man into a myth, beautifully the stunning new biopic of the romantic landscape painter j.
A sony pictures classics release a film by mike leigh timothy spall. Written and directed by mike leigh, the film stars timothy spall in the title role, with dorothy atkinson, paul jesson, marion bailey, lesley manville, and martin savage. Turner full movie watch online, stream or download chili. From boyhood to birdman, mr turner to wild, this years academy awards are in thrall to powers we can barely comprehend. Turner, a gorgeous, important film that is not a biopic. Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Turner is a period biopic about acclaimed english painter j. Turner 2014 online subtitrat in limba romana filme. We know she was very loyal to him, he told film site crave online. Wisemans national gallery is in its own way as beautiful as mr. Its hard for me not to draw comparisons to amadeus when thinking of mr. With timothy spall, paul jesson, dorothy atkinson, marion bailey.
Turner is an exploration of the last 25 years of english painter j. Academy awardwinner eddie redmayne the theory of everything and alicia vikander ex machina star in this remarkable love story inspired by true events from oscarwinning director tom hooper the kings speech. He won best actor at cannes for mr turner but nothing from the globes, the oscars or even bafta. Girl with a pearl earring 2003 this absorbing drama centres around the creation of the famous painting of the same name by 17th century dutch master johannes. The film often has a wistful, regretful air, but alongside sadness sits great joy there are moments of wicked humour. Mr turner and his queen anne street gallery duration. Turner tells the extraordinary story of britains greatest ever artist. Turner, whose landscapes helped pave the way for the impressionist movement. Mr turner is the most complained about film of the past year due to. Led by a masterful performance from timothy spall and brilliantly directed by mike leigh, mr. Turner interview with director mike leigh and the cast 10 oct 2014. Turner mike leigh takes on the topsyturvy life of j. Turner sees mike leigh take his noteworthy filmmaking style to the romantic era for a fantastic biopic of the great and eccentric painter j.
His performance in mr turner ought to have secured him his first oscar. Often described as the painter of light, turner was part of the romantic school of painters, whose work. Mike leigh chronicles the latter years of british painter j. Mike leighs exultant cinematic portrait of the artist joseph mallord william turner is both a luminous tribute to the master of light and a fascinating study of a man who attained greatness while resisting convention. The fact that turner was often boorish and crass in his dealings with others simply points out that his art was his life and anything else was simply a. As turner timothy spall the kings speech produces masterpieces ahead of his time that challenge the art world, so he has to confront his own ever. Eschewing the traditional form of the biopic, leigh focuses on turner as a. Fascinating, asifflyonthewall account of mature turners life. Fascinating, asifflyonthewall account of mature turner s life. Director mike leigh focuses on turners timothy spall last few decades, revealing the depths of his talent and his complicated personal life. As ever with leigh, mr turner addresses the big questions with small moments. Nov 14, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The film s wonderful art production is seamlessly convincing and underscores a main theme of the film which is the chasm between idealised beauty of the 18thearly 19th c.
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