Mr. Turner (2014) (original) (raw)

An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.

An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life. (less)

Director: Mike Leigh
Writer: Mike Leigh
Starring: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, James Norton, Marion Bailey, Karl Johnson
Producer: Georgina Lowe

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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 25, 2014

7 / 10

Mike Leigh doesn�t make movies, he crafts cinematic illness. He�s the rare helmer to invest in misery, and while �Mr. Turner� aspires to understand a brusque man, it�s also comfortable with extended displays of discomfort. Richly observed but not a film that�s simply attended on a whim, �Mr. Turner� is game to understand the particular psychology and social irritants of its subject, painter J.M.W. Turner, filling a whopping 150 minutes with scenes of artistic confidence and intimate dealings. Leigh always brings the pain, but such bulging agony is throttled for this bio-pic, which largely avoi ...read more...

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