France 15 may 2014 cannes film festival bosnia and herzegovina 16 august 2014. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist. Timothy spall all video and audio materials used in this montage are for entertainment nonprofit. Its impossible not to equate the ideas in the film about working and living as an artist as reflections on the filmmakers existence finding. Turner, but the movies power is not exclusive to those who are already familiar with turners work. Turner critics consensus led by a masterful performance from timothy spall and brilliantly directed by mike leigh, mr. The life of englands greatest painter comes to life in this beautiful film. No matter which work of turners you look at, you cannot but marvel at his sense of scale, detail, dimension, light, color and the moments essence. Find out what movies are now playing in toronto cinemas. This is an exploration of illustrious british painter j. Turner in an exquisitely detailed, brilliantly acted biopic.
Turner is an extraordinary performance by the british. Turner, hews to his palette, style and visual records of places he frequented. Turner stretches the canvas of cinema the boston globe. 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 movie clip painting 2014 mike leigh biopic hd check out the 2014 toronto international film festival playlist. Turner movie information and showtimes in edmonton.
Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Turner, a 19thcentury englishman with big appetites. He has built the film with a series of scenes which with some variations are essentially a repetition of the same behavior. 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 written and directed by mike leigh, with timothy spall and marion bailey. There is plenty of action, just not of the physical sort that we see too often.
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 seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in chelsea, where. Turner, mike leigh brings his hawks eye to a vibrant rendering of j. It premiered in competition for the palme dor at the 2014 cannes film festival, where spall won. Profoundly affected by the death of his father and loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in chelsea. 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. Find out which movie theatres in toronto are playing mr.
Since then, our canadian experience has come to include projects of many different sizes, from small tenant improvement projects to large corporate headquarters, and we have gained experience in most major market segments. Turner 17751851 during the last quarter century of his life. Jun 18, 1984 blessed with movie star good looks, mr. Turner, just not with the flowing movielogic were used to in great man biopics. Apr 20, 2015 an exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, british painter j. May 15, 2014 from acclaimed director mike leigh comes the untold story of the great painter, j. 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. The conflict is subtle and not marked by histrionics or dire acts. W turner, who in the last 25 years of his life has to. Toronto movies movies now playing in toronto toronto. Dec 19, 2014 leighs film accomplishes all this without fanfare, cheap demographic pandering or any sense of a dramatic climax. A sony pictures classics release a film by mike leigh timothy spall. We witness the touching relationship between the artist and. Turner and lost river come out on dvd toronto star.
Timothy spall is a giant as the eccentric victorian painter in this visually. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. I have rarely seen a movie that so closely resembled the vision of a great artist. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric british painter j.
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 was a great movie, the visuals scenes within the movie were as rich as turners paintings. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist j. Leighs film accomplishes all this without fanfare, cheap demographic pandering or any sense of a dramatic climax. Turner stars timothy spall, paul jesson, dorothy atkinson. Turner, a look at the later years in the life of master. Mike leighs film stars timothy spall, dorothy atkinson, marion bailey, martin savage, and paul. From acclaimed director mike leigh comes the untold story of the great painter, j. Turner timothy spall lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside. Turner rather tedious, but for those who dont mind taking an extended look at a masterpiece and the human hand behind it, mr. Turner, famed british filmmaker mike leigh has no fear of offending another director when. Mike leighs mesmerizing magnum opus explores the last quarter. Turner, mike leigh has no fear of offending another director when he holds forth. To order presentationready copies of toronto star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or.
Often described as the painter of light, turner was part of the romantic school of. An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, british painter j. 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. My only regret that the dvd was not available in a region 1 format, so that more of my fellow north americans could view it more readily. The movie was shown at the ongoing toronto film festival. Turner established a presence in canada in 1910 with the construction of the murphy varnish company office building in montreal, quebec.
It was screened in the special presentations section of the 2014 toronto international film festival. Turner a portrait of the artist by an artist canada. Turner as a selfportrait of its director, but turner shares with mr. The films title character is one of many such characters in mr.
However, the film confounds in its portrayal of the man. Turner may well reframe your relationship to light itself. Turner showtimes toronto movie listings toronto movies. No doubt much of this has to do with turner himself, whose complicated, difficult childhood produced a complicated. Turner, while with national gallery, frederick wiseman appreciates an. This copy is for your personal noncommercial use only. That is one common thread which runs through all the names i have mentioned here. Turner treats the facts with no less mercilessness, but at least it honors. Turner is a drama depicting the life of joseph mallord william turner timothy.
Best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. True to the bold artistic expression of his new film mr. Jan 01, 2015 true to the bold artistic expression of his new film mr. 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. Grand budapest hotel, ida, mr turner, unbroken and birdman are the contenders vying for the award, which has shrugged off a recent obsession with cgi and 3d published. Turner, mike leigh has no fear of offending another director when he holds forth on the future of celluloid hes blunt and to the point. Turner is one of the most rhapsodic foreign films you may ever see ty burr, boston globe. Turners painting of the scene, the fighting temeraire will, in fact, become his masterpiece. Turner painstakingly paints such a detailed portrait that those with enough patience to hang in there will be able to appreciate the complete picture and the filmmakers craftsmanship.
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