After a string of fanciful and imaginative, but artistically spotty, explorations in film imagery dark shadows anyone. It was a very emotional, traumatic experience when i first saw the movie. Big eyes casts amy adams as margaret keane, the quiet artist behind the kitschy 1960s paintings that her charismatic husband, portrayed by christoph waltz, claimed to have created. This post originally misidentified the four seasons members in three photos, identifying a photo of the reallife tommy devito as bob gaudio, a photo of the reallife. The daughter of big eyes subject walter keane isnt too happy about the tim burton movie. The film is about the life of american artist margaret keanefamous for painting and drawing portraits of people with big eyes.
Painter margaret keane created a unique, commercially popular artistic aesthetic during the 1960s, though unknown to the public for some time. The timing of events was super condensed and there were several composite characters. The true story of painter margaret keanes life in obscurity while her husband gleaned the notoriety for being the face of her work is brought to the screen by tim burton and his ed wood screenwriters, scott alexander and larry karaszewski. The other new film facing claims of accuracy is tim burtons big eyes, the weinstein co. Official secrets begins with its ending in february of 2004. Big eyes was a compelling film about the career of margaret keane and her. The painting, which is depicted in the movie, became known as tomorrow forever. As in music, individual genius is great, but theres just no substitute for a band with good chemistry. It was written by del rey and producer dan heath and served as the title track to tim burtons film big eyes. The relationships in the film were a bit inflated, e.
Did she really have a month to paint a masterwork for the 1964 worlds fair. Both looking for a new start, and both burgeoning artists, they quickly marry, going on a romantic honeymoon together in beautiful hawaii. Margaret keane stepped out for a screening of big eyes on tuesday night at the ace hotel in. Montage focusing on the popularity of the artist, keane. Burton was therefore the perfect choice for a film about margaret.
The story opens in the late 1950s, when margaret keane packs up the car with her daughter and their personal belongings, and leaves her husband to start a. Big eyes is a tim burton film, but you wouldnt necessarily know it by. Walter played by christoph waltz in the movie claimed he was. They actually had to cut back on his antics, as they thought a movie audience would find them too unbelievable. Big eyes avoids the seriousness of too many other biopics and stays true not only to the keanes story and situation, but also to burtons singular filmmaking vision. Maybe thats why big eyes, for all its tonal shifts and erratic pacing, seems like burtons most personal and heartfelt film in years, a tribute to the yearning that drives even the most. Wellacted, thoughtprovoking, and a refreshing change of pace for tim burton, big eyes works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of social commentary. Big eyes is a 2014 american biographical drama film directed by tim burton, written by scott. While burton uses quirky visuals to twist and dismantle the traditional domestic standard, he also focuses on an honesttogoodness grownup relationship and its interactions and. Big eyes is a 2014 american biographical drama film directed by tim burton, written by scott alexander and larry karaszewski and starring amy adams and. Sheila omalley received a bfa in theatre from the university of rhode island and a masters in acting from the actors studio mfa program.
With amy adams, christoph waltz, danny huston, krysten ritter. Entertaining in spots, obvious and irritating in others, with a onenote schticky performance from christopher waltz as walter, big eyes is a strangely conventional entry in tim burtons filmography. Amy adam plays margaret keane in tim burtons film big eyes. The slow burn of big eyes is watching margaret find the courage to confront her husband, resulting in a fascinating, and funny, trial. Duane burnett as a juror behind amy in tim burtons big eyes starring amy adams and christoph waltz filmed in vancouver bc canada. Everything you need to know about big eyes movie 2014. True story behind the films starring amy adams time. Big eyes tells the story of margaret and walter keane in the 1950s and 1960s. Big eyes 2014 cast and crew in the late 1950s and early 60s, artist walter keane christoph waltz achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucereyed waifs. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and. The big shorts biggest virtue is explaining the weird financial products that made such a splash before the bust. It was officially released on december 23, 2014 via digital download by interscope records as part of the movies soundtrack album.
Big eyes 2014 tim burton synopsis, characteristics. Reallife daughter of big eyes subject walter keane not. Black hawk down 2001 showed the deaths of 18 americans due to a failed 1993 military operation in. The torturing theres no need to belabor this, but the film is accurate in its assertion that the agency detained 119 individuals, roughly onefourth of whom did not even merit capture according. Currently, we are building the largest digital library of film and television inquiry and related content by producing original articles, curating content from other esteemed sources and facilitating user generated comment and discussion.
Big eyes, big lies the artist margaret keane surprised the cast of big eyes and herself by showing up at the premiere of the new movie based on her strangerthanfiction life. About keane eyes gallery we are located at 349 geary st. True, burton directed the film, whose subject, the painter margaret keane, he has long admired. All 30 songs from the big eyes 2014 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Walter played by christoph waltz in the movie claimed he was inspired by the starving, orphaned children he saw in his. Walter keane claimed to paint the big eyes until his death. Big eyes works because it gets the fundamentals of acting, directing, and screenwriting right. Singer lana del rey contributes the title song for big eyes with a new music video that includes footage from tim burtons biopic. How accurate is the movie big eyes compared to the real. Big eyes official trailer 2014 tim burton hd youtube. It follows the story of margaret and her husband, walter keane, who took credit for margarets.
Big eyes is a 2014 american biographical drama film directed by tim burton, written by scott alexander and larry karaszewski and starring amy adams and christoph waltz. Clear eyes in three prongs personal, journalistic, and legal are just what this movie is built on. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. A newly single mom, margaret with a daughter to support, meets a charming, kind, and generous man named walter christoph waltz, who seems to be the prince of her dreams. In the end, big eyes depicts the disorder accurately and exploits it with. The songs lyrics make reference to the lead characters emotions as she discovers her.
However, upon returning to the mainland, margaret discovers that her new. Big eyes official trailer directed by tim burton and starring amy adams, krysten ritter, christoph waltz. Our gallery has the largest collection of margaret keanes art. When scott alexander and larry karaszewski were developing the film, it was always their intention to show the story from margaret keanes. Big eyes is based on the true story of walter keane christoph waltz, who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 19.
The story of 1917 takes place on april 6, and its partly inspired by events that had just ended on april 5. Official secrets is built on clear eyes of dramatic accuracy. Though it is set 50 years ago, big eyes is eerily a film of. Women, the movie tells us, were secondclass citizens, incapable of supporting themselves and unlikely to harbor worldclass talent. Duane burnett juror in big eyes by tim burton youtube. There were many, many more people involved than the movie had space to show. A keane big eye waif painting being massproduced, headlines boasting of keanes wealth, various images of everyday america with keanes waif paintings in the background. They actually had to cut back on his antics, as they thought a movie audience. Big eyes on dvd april 14, 2015 starring danny huston, christoph waltz, amy adams, krysten ritter. Walter keane threatened to kill his wife margaret left on more than one occasion.
Her successful execution of a triple axel on february 16, 1991 at the united states national figure skating championships in minneapolis, minnesota made her the first american female figure skater to pull it off in a competition watch the tonya harding triple axel video. Scott alexander, the big eyes screenwriter, talks about bringing the story to the big screen and how accurate amys portrayal of margaret is. How accurate is the movie big eyes compared to the real story. Big eyes is one of those cases where a film doesnt have any particular flaws, but it probably wont stick in your memory for too long. The big, dopey eyes are back in burtons latest movie, based on the strangerthanfiction travails of the american artist margaret keane. The latest film from tim burton, big eyes is the story of walter keane christoph waltz and the true artist behind the man, margaret keane amy adams. Big eyes 2014 in the late 1950s and early 60s, artist walter keane christoph waltz achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucereyed waifs. A horror movie tucked inside a domestic drama wrapped up in a biopic, tim burtons big eyes tells the story of margaret keane, an artist whose characteristic style is summed up in the title. Italian online movie awards, 2015, best costume design, colleen atwood, nominated. Reallife daughter of big eyes subject walter keane not happy. Big eyes casts another side of keane art the new york. Big eyes is a song by american singer and songwriter lana del rey. Big eyes is based on the true story of walter keane christoph waltz, who was one of the.
And there he was, staring heartbroken at the bigeyed children fighting over scraps of food in the rubbish. Big eyesbased on the reallife story of the keanes and their artsuggests that margaret was not just a victim of her husband, but of the era. To call big eyes a tim burton movie is a bit of a bait and switch. A drama about the awakening of painter margaret keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s. The story itself is fascinating, though, which helps, and amy adams quiet meticulous performance as margaret keane is a beautiful and emotional piece of work.
Big eyes asserts itself as a nifty sort of tim burton companion piece to his earlier ed wood, a consideration of selfimagined artistic lives that have less to do with art than with. Actress amy adams right as margaret keane in the big eyes movie. The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but they wind up revealing far too little in big eyes, an unpersuasive, paintbynumbers account of the fraud perpetrated by walter keane, who. It does a terrific job in explaining how a mortgage. Gavin hoods official secrets gives righteous treatment to such a worthy story and builds a stoic thriller by layering its merits with an eye for accuracy. The hollywood medical reporter big eyes and delusional. Another short interview appearance is the one and only appearance the real life margaret keane made for the film and it was really interesting hearing her express her reservations about the film being. Tonya hardings triple axel was as big of a deal as in the i, tonya movie. The character christoph waltz played actually was more over the top at the trial.
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