Mr. Turner (2014)

Directed by

Mike Leigh

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 587 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the last 25 years of painter J. M. W. Turner's life. It shows his creative process, his relationships with family and servants, and his complex personality as both a genius and a difficult man.

moodyslow-pacedintrospectivevisually stunningmelancholicgrittyobservationalunderstated

What happens

Mr. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). 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. Leigh called Turner "a great artist: a radical, revolutionary painter", and said, "I felt there was scope for a film examining the tension between this very mortal, flawed individual, and the epic work, the spiritual way he had of distilling the world". Mr. Turner premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Spall won the award for Best Actor and Dick Pope received a special jury prize for the film's cinematography. The film was critically acclaimed and received four nominations each at the 87th Academy Awards and 68th British Academy Film Awards. Its soundtrack, by Gary Yerson, was also nominated for multiple awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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