Tim's Vermeer (2013)

Directed by

Teller

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 169 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An inventor named Tim Jenison tries to recreate a painting by Johannes Vermeer. He builds a room and uses lenses to test whether Vermeer used optical tools.

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What happens

Tim's Vermeer is a 2013 documentary film, directed by Teller, produced by his stage partner Penn Jillette and Farley Ziegler, about inventor Tim Jenison's efforts to duplicate the painting techniques of Johannes Vermeer, in order to test his hypothesis that Vermeer painted with the help of optical devices. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in limited theatrical release in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on January 31, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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