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DeeAnn
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Ruben
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In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children with big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. Written by Anne Campbell
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Also Known As: Big Eyes: Retrato de una mentira See more »
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See more »
Box Office
Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $2,610,026 (USA) (2 January 2015)
Gross: $14,479,776 (USA) (20 March 2015)
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A biopic of Walter Keane and his little waifs with Big Eyes.
7 April 2015 | by InsideABanSheesMind (Brisbane Australia) – See all my reviews
Art is something which is always quoted with questionable understandings, what I may perceive as being inspiring you may see as a blob of mess, which is why being an artist is something most people really struggle with. Being recognised as an artist usually comes about due to some form of tragedy mostly it would seem a true artist is discovered tragically after they have died, of course this isn't always the case and some artists throughout history have always had the eye to make the public stand up and pay attention. Although have you ever thought of how far your willing to go to achieve that fame? Have millions of people all know not only your work but your face, your name your achievements? Big Eyes is the biopic of Walter Keane a very famous and popular artist of the 50's and 60's who was well known for his painting of the waifs with Big Eyes, the film is the true story of who and how he was and the people who helped him become so successful along the way, and the truth behind the entire success. 1958 Northern California Margaret Ulbrich packs her car and her young daughter leaving her husband and her marriage behind, something not done and looked down upon in this era. She drives to San Francisco where she finds a job painting furniture illustrations in a factory, in her spare time and to make some extra money she sells some of portraits along the beach, one day she meets Walter Keane who is also selling his own paintings of Parisian lane-ways, he questions the oddness of Margaret's portraits and eventually a friendship is formed. Walter and Margaret form a strong friendship and due to necessity end up getting married and moving to Hawaii where both continue their art trying to break into the magical world of art and its critics. From this point on the story takes a remarkable turn one I won't spoil for you here. Big Eyes is directed by the overly talented Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) so I was expecting things to get a little odd here and there due to his amazing visionary style but those odd things never eventuated something I'm undecided about whether I appreciated that or not. Instead Mr Burton has directed a very stylish and interesting drama and without all of his usual actors which was a little odd in itself not seeing Helen Bonham Carter or Mr Johnny Depp, on the other hand though Amy Adams (American Hustle, Enchanted) as Margaret Ulbrich and Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds) as Walter Keane were brilliant in their roles, I personally loved both of them, they did a great job bringing their characters struggles and demons to life. There isn't much that doesn't work in the film, from the soundtrack to locations and set design everything is fantastic my own criticism would be that it did have a lot of unnecessary chatter and moments that didn't help the film in anyway just made it go about 20mins longer than necessary. Big Eyes is an enjoyable film good for the entire family, don't expect the quirkiness normally associated with Tim Burton though apart from the art which is quirky in itself. I liked this film a lot but don't see myself watching it again in the future it's kind of been given the tick and now I can move onto the next thing.
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PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama | 25 December 2014 (USA)
7.0
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Reviews: 99 user | 271 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com
A drama about the awakening of the 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.
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Big Eyes -- A drama about the awakening of the 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.
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Adams Amy Adams ...
Margaret Keane
Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz ...
Walter Keane
Danny Huston Danny Huston ...
Dick Nolan
Krysten Ritter Krysten Ritter ...
DeeAnn
Jason Schwartzman Jason Schwartzman ...
Ruben
Terence Stamp Terence Stamp ...
John Canaday
Jon Polito Jon Polito ...
Enrico Banducci
Delaney Raye Delaney Raye ...
Young Jane
Madeleine Arthur Madeleine Arthur ...
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James Saito James Saito ...
Judge
Farryn VanHumbeck Farryn VanHumbeck ...
Lily
Guido Furlani Guido Furlani ...
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Olivetti Girl
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Brent Chapman Brent Chapman ...
Factory Boss
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In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children with big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. Written by Anne Campbell
Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords: painting | abusive husband | artist | 1950s | painter | See All (54) »
Taglines: A true story about art and the art of deception. See more »
Genres: Biography | Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language | See all certifications »
Parents Guide: View content advisory »
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Official Sites: Official Facebook | Official site | See more »
Country: USA | Canada
Language: English | French | Italian
Release Date: 25 December 2014 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: Big Eyes: Retrato de una mentira See more »
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See more »
Box Office
Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $2,610,026 (USA) (2 January 2015)
Gross: $14,479,776 (USA) (20 March 2015)
See more »
Company Credits
Production Co: Weinstein Company, The, Silverwood Films, Tim Burton Productions See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime: 106 min
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
See full technical specs » .
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Did You Know?
Trivia
This is the first live action Tim Burton film to feature neither Johnny Depp nor Helena Bonham Carter since Mars Attacks! (1996). See more »
Goofs
The trial takes place in federal court in Hawaii yet the emblem behind the Judge says Judiciary - State of Hawaii indicating that it takes place in Hawaii state court. See more »
Quotes
Walter Keane: Would you rather sell a $500 painting, or a million cheaply reproduced posters?
Walter Keane: See, folks don't care if it's a copy.
See more »
Connections
Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2015) See more »
Soundtracks
TROPICVILLE
Written by Cal Tjader
Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
See more » .
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where did Margaret find the money to go and stay in Hawaii after she left Walter?
See more (Spoiler Alert!) » .
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A biopic of Walter Keane and his little waifs with Big Eyes.
7 April 2015 | by InsideABanSheesMind (Brisbane Australia) – See all my reviews
Art is something which is always quoted with questionable understandings, what I may perceive as being inspiring you may see as a blob of mess, which is why being an artist is something most people really struggle with. Being recognised as an artist usually comes about due to some form of tragedy mostly it would seem a true artist is discovered tragically after they have died, of course this isn't always the case and some artists throughout history have always had the eye to make the public stand up and pay attention. Although have you ever thought of how far your willing to go to achieve that fame? Have millions of people all know not only your work but your face, your name your achievements? Big Eyes is the biopic of Walter Keane a very famous and popular artist of the 50's and 60's who was well known for his painting of the waifs with Big Eyes, the film is the true story of who and how he was and the people who helped him become so successful along the way, and the truth behind the entire success. 1958 Northern California Margaret Ulbrich packs her car and her young daughter leaving her husband and her marriage behind, something not done and looked down upon in this era. She drives to San Francisco where she finds a job painting furniture illustrations in a factory, in her spare time and to make some extra money she sells some of portraits along the beach, one day she meets Walter Keane who is also selling his own paintings of Parisian lane-ways, he questions the oddness of Margaret's portraits and eventually a friendship is formed. Walter and Margaret form a strong friendship and due to necessity end up getting married and moving to Hawaii where both continue their art trying to break into the magical world of art and its critics. From this point on the story takes a remarkable turn one I won't spoil for you here. Big Eyes is directed by the overly talented Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) so I was expecting things to get a little odd here and there due to his amazing visionary style but those odd things never eventuated something I'm undecided about whether I appreciated that or not. Instead Mr Burton has directed a very stylish and interesting drama and without all of his usual actors which was a little odd in itself not seeing Helen Bonham Carter or Mr Johnny Depp, on the other hand though Amy Adams (American Hustle, Enchanted) as Margaret Ulbrich and Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds) as Walter Keane were brilliant in their roles, I personally loved both of them, they did a great job bringing their characters struggles and demons to life. There isn't much that doesn't work in the film, from the soundtrack to locations and set design everything is fantastic my own criticism would be that it did have a lot of unnecessary chatter and moments that didn't help the film in anyway just made it go about 20mins longer than necessary. Big Eyes is an enjoyable film good for the entire family, don't expect the quirkiness normally associated with Tim Burton though apart from the art which is quirky in itself. I liked this film a lot but don't see myself watching it again in the future it's kind of been given the tick and now I can move onto the next thing.
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When Margaret and Walter are painting in front of the San Francisco palace of Fine Arts, the real Margaret Keane can be seen reading a book on the park bench behind them.
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This is the first feature film directed by Tim Burton to not feature actors with whom he had previously worked. Though Batman was the first Burton film to feature a recurring actor in a major role his early films featured recurring actors in minor parts.
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This is the first live action Tim Burton film to feature neither Johnny Depp nor Helena Bonham Carter since Mars Attacks! (1996).
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The amount of sales of Margaret Keane Paintings soared ahead of the release of the film, with small paintings being sold for $8,500 a piece. Director Tim Burton also owns an extensive collection of her work. Keane has also painted portraits of Burton's partner Helena Bonham Carter and Burton's former Chihuahua.
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Amy Adams liked the script when it was offered to her at first, but she originally turned down the role, because the character lacked "a stronger sense of self". However, working on American Hustle (2013) gave Adams a new perspective of the character, and she was won over because she was intrigued by the character's "quiet dignity", while the relationship between the mother and the daughter spoke to her as well.
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Tim Burton and cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel wanted to shoot on 35mm film, but due to budget restrictions and the Vancouver Deluxe laboratory closing in 2012, they had to shoot digitally.
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The original script featured a scene in which Margaret attempts to teach Walter to paint, but the scene was cut before filming.
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Keane became a Jehovah's witness after the events portrayed in the film.
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Lana Del Rey recorded two songs for the soundtrack, making it her first collaboration with Tim Burton. However, earlier in the year she did a recording for Maleficent (2014), which originally was set to be directed by Burton as well.
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Kate Hudson and Thomas Haden Church were previously attached to play the lead roles. They were replaced with Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds. After a year in development, Witherspoon and Reynolds dropped out and Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz took the lead roles.
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This was Tim Burton's second biopic. His previous biopic was Ed Wood (1994), which was released 20 years prior to this film. Both films were written by the duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
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Amy Adams' Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Comedy or Musical for this film marks her second consecutive Golden Globe win in that category. Her first win was for American Hustle (2013).
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The blue book the two Witnesses place with Ms. Keane and from which she reads later in the film is "The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life".
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Amy Adams replaced Reese Witherspoon in the lead female role. She previously replaced Witherspoon in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Master (2012).
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When Margaret and Walter are painting in front of the San Francisco palace of Fine Arts, the real Margaret Keane can be seen reading a book on the park bench behind them.
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The amount of sales of Margaret Keane Paintings soared ahead of the release of the film, with small paintings being sold for $8,500 a piece. Director Tim Burton also owns an extensive collection of her work. Keane has also painted portraits of Burton's partner Helena Bonham Carter and Burton's former Chihuahua.
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Amy Adams liked the script when it was offered to her at first, but she originally turned down the role, because the character lacked "a stronger sense of self". However, working on American Hustle (2013) gave Adams a new perspective of the character, and she was won over because she was intrigued by the character's "quiet dignity", while the relationship between the mother and the daughter spoke to her as well.
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Tim Burton and cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel wanted to shoot on 35mm film, but due to budget restrictions and the Vancouver Deluxe laboratory closing in 2012, they had to shoot digitally.
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The original script featured a scene in which Margaret attempts to teach Walter to paint, but the scene was cut before filming.
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Keane became a Jehovah's witness after the events portrayed in the film.
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Lana Del Rey recorded two songs for the soundtrack, making it her first collaboration with Tim Burton. However, earlier in the year she did a recording for Maleficent (2014), which originally was set to be directed by Burton as well.
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Kate Hudson and Thomas Haden Church were previously attached to play the lead roles. They were replaced with Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds. After a year in development, Witherspoon and Reynolds dropped out and Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz took the lead roles.
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Amy Adams' Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Comedy or Musical for this film marks her second consecutive Golden Globe win in that category. Her first win was for American Hustle (2013).
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The blue book the two Witnesses place with Ms. Keane and from which she reads later in the film is "The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life".
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This is Tim Burton's first live-action film since Sleepy Hollow (1999) not to be produced by Richard D. Zanuck, who died in 2012.
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The hungry i was one of San Francisco's most influential nightclubs in the 1950s. Originally located at 599 Jackson Street, the owner closed it in the mid-60s due to declining revenue. The rights to the name were purchased by a topless club on Broadway.
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In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children with big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings.
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The opening title card reads: BASED ON TRUE EVENTS.
The opening shot is one of Margaret's paintings, then replicated over and over, in mass production. We read the quote: "I think what Keane has done is just terrific. It has to be good. If it were bad, so many people wouldn't like it, attributed to Andy Warhol."
The movie is narrated by a newspaper editor named Dick Nolan (Danny Huston). Opening in the year 1958 in Northern California. Margaret Ulbrich (Amy Adams) packs up her things and takes her young daughter, Jane, away; she is leaving her husband behind, something which was very uncommon in those days. They drive up to North Beach, San Francisco where her best friend Dee-Ann (Krysten Ritter) lives and they move in with her. Dee-Ann tells Margaret about the art galleries in town.
Having to support her daughter alone, Margaret applies for a job. She has no work experience but studied at an art institute so she is put to work painting illustrations at a furniture factory. On the side, she draws peoples portraits at an outdoor art show but is widely ignored. There, Margaret catches the eye of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), flirting with women and selling his street scene paintings nearby for $35. He encourages Margaret to be more aggressive in her salesmanship, trying to convince a young girl to buy a portrait before realizing she is Margaret's daughter and the model for her work.
Margaret and Walter go out to a restaurant; Walter says they wont have to pay because he has given them artwork, revealing he is good at making deals. He tells her about living in Paris and how he studied at an art school there; then compliments Margaret's work saying he wishes he could paint people instead of street scenes.
Margaret paints Jane outside the Palace of Fine Arts. Jane points out that Walters canvas is blank but he says he needs to be inspired before he can start. Walter asks Margaret why she draws eyes so big and she says eyes are the windows to the soul and tells him when she was little, she was deaf for a short period of time and she found herself looking at peoples eyes to read them. A man recognizes Walter and she learns that he is a realtor and not a painter. He tells her that he hates his job and all he ever wanted to do was be an artist.
Walter and Margaret share an affectionate moment in her place, much to the annoyance of Jane. When she goes through the mail, Margaret discovers that her husband wants to get full custody of Jane, calling her an unfit mother as a single woman. Walter proposes to her, saying they can raise Jane together. They get married in Hawaii, a place Margaret ends up loving. She paints a portrait and now signs it KEANE.
Back in California, Margaret tells Dee-Ann all about Hawaii. Dee-Ann, having promised never to hold back her feelings about Margaret's lovers after her last failed marriage, tells her that Walter has been with every woman on the art circuit. Margaret tells her she's not naïve and that Walter is a good provider. She gets her fortune cookie, which tells her success is about to come.
Walter tries to sell his work to an art gallery, in the process interrupting the owner, Ruben (Jason Schwartzman) as he tries to make a sale. Ruben points out that Walter only lived in Paris for a week and wonders why he keeps creating Parisian street scenes. Walter shows him Margaret's Big Eyes paintings but Ruben scoffs at them, saying the eyes are like big stale jellybeans. He tells Walter to leave before the taste police arrives.
Margaret and Walter to go an exclusive jazz club with Walter complaining that arts popularity is determined by a committee who meet for brunch and decide whats cool. Margaret argues that art is purchased when it speaks to people but Walter doesn't agree. Walter tries to convince the clubs owner to purchase his paintings; when the owner refuses, Walter suggests that he can rent out the walls to exhibit his work.
Walter tries to promote the artwork at the club but is stationed by the restrooms and nobody pays any attention to the paintings hanging nearby. A drunk woman is touched by one of Margaret's paintings. Walter is disappointed to hear shes not interested in his own work; nonetheless, Margaret's painting sells. Walter goes upstairs and fights with the club owner about setting him up down near the restrooms. Cameras photograph the fight, in which the owner is knocked over the head with one of Margaret's paintings. It ends up on the front page of the local newspaper.
Margaret bails Walter out of jail. He tells her that he let a couple think he had painted the Big Eyes to make a sale. She tells him never to do that again.
The next time Walter goes to the club, it is packed with people, looking to get a sense of what has made the news. The club owner is excited at all the new activity and stages a fight with Walter to generate more buzz. Dick Nolan, who has served as our narrator, introduces himself to William he has a celebrity gossip column and wants to know more about Walters hobo kid paintings.
Walter surprises a sleeping Margaret by showing her all the money they've made from sales. He tells her he needs more paintings and that they've become a great team she does what she loves (painting) while he does all the schmoozing at the club. Walter does just that, taking his job as salesman very seriously. Margaret surprises him at the club and overhears Walter trying to impress some women by claiming he painted the Big Eyes. They argue privately he tells her he is just trying to sell paintings and buyers pay more when they meet the artist. She points out she is only staying home because he demanded it. He tells her they should focus on making money and he wouldn't mind if someone else took credit for his Parisian landscapes. She is surprised he can give away credit for his work and has no emotional connection to them. The argument is interrupted when a rich Italian industrialist walks by and wants to know who the artist is. Margaret is torn on how to respond but Walter pipes up, claiming it is him and ends up making a $5,000 sale. Afterwards, Margaret says he is being dishonest but he tells her that they're both KEANE so now they are one and the same.
Dick Nolan reports as Walter generates publicity by giving away paintings to the mayor, a Soviet diplomat, Joan Crawford. Walter decides to open up his own Keane Gallery but Margaret feels uneasy about the lie. When they are putting up a poster to promote the opening, Jane tells her mother she remembers when she posed for the painting on the advertisement. Margaret has to convince Jane that she is remembering incorrectly and Walter says he was mimicking Margaret's style when he made it.
Margaret goes to confessional and admits she has lied to her daughter, at the urging of her husband, although she is not that kind of person. The priest asks if her husband is that kind of person. She defends him and says he just wants to make money so they can buy a house. The priest tells her as a Christian, she knows that men are the head of the household and she should trust his judgment.
The Keane Gallery opens. Dee-Ann is there and she hints to Margaret that she is suspicious about Walter being attributed to the Big Eyes paintings. A man asks Margaret if she paints, too, and she doesn't know how to answer. Walter is asked about his techniques and is caught in a lie when he claims to have done a painting in oils when its actually acrylic. The guy asks Walter what inspires him to paint little girls and he has to make up a loquacious response.
At home, Walter is watching Perry Mason. An art critic appears during the commercial break, chastising Keane's work because he's won no awards and is only known because he's publicized by Dick Nolan. Upstairs, Jane almost walks in on her mother painting in the off-limits art room but is sideswiped by Walter, who tells Jane to go get ice cream from a nearby truck. Margaret tells him she hates lying to her daughter but he points out Jane now has a trust fund. He asks her about her work and says hes going to go on television to defend it. She asks him what inspired his Parisian landscapes and if the streets were as lovely as he depicted; he says, no, it was after the war and then gets the angle for why he (allegedly) painted the Big Eyes portraits.
On television, Walter claims seeing orphaned children in a war-torn Paris was what inspired his work. The women on the panel are touched. The Keane Gallery gets even more popular people rip the promotional posters off of poles and ask them to be autographed. Walter gets annoyed that none of these people actually want to buy expensive paintings but realizes that they all want to take posters he starts selling the reproductions for 10 cents each and realizes they can make money off of reproductions.
At the supermarket, Big Eyes replicas are on display. Margaret observes a book on Numerology and then is distracted when she starts seeing everyone with GIANT EYES. She goes home and paints a new portrait one with elongated features and small eyes. Walter is confused when he sees it. Margaret tells him she wants to sign it as herself, so that she can honestly tell people she is also a painter. He becomes paranoid and tells her that if she tells anybody, the empire collapses and they have to return all the money because they've committed fraud. She breaks down, saying that shes locked up in the room for 10 hours and that she just wants to have credit for the new paintings.
Walter turns this into a new angle for publicity a family of painters, with Margaret's abilities minimized by including Jane in the story, showing off her childish work. Dick Nolan, interviewing for this story, tells Margaret people don't buy lady art but Margaret reminds him of Georgia O'Keeffe. When she talks about Modigliani and painting, Walter shuts her down, telling her to stick to the family angle. The interview is interrupted by Lily, a 10-year-old girl who is revealed to be Walters daughter. Margaret pulls him aside and is angry that he never told her about his daughter; Walter says hes supposed to have visitations once a month but he never enforced this. She asks how he can keep something big such a secret. He tells her he puts up with HER daughter and never complains. She tells him shes going to pretend he didn't say that.
At the gallery, a man admires Margaret's work meaning her new style. He asks why she signs it MDH and she explains she loves the number 7, pointing out M is the 13th letter, D is the 4th number, H is 8, 1+3+4+8=16, 1+6=7. Walter pulls her aside and chastises her for talking about numerology. Nearby, two snobby men lambast the artwork but admire Walter for turning it into a business, selling reproductions and postcards. Ruben stumbles upon a display of Keane artwork in a store window and says, Christ. Its a movement.
Now Margaret and Walter live in a five-bedroom mansion 30 minutes away. Dee-Ann comes to visit, astonished at the size of the estate and mentioning that Margaret has been out of touch. Dee-Ann forces her way into Margaret's art studio, despite her pleas; Walter arrives home then, pretending that they share the space and the artwork on display was produced by him. There is awkwardness between Dee-Ann and Walter at dinner. Later, Walter kicks her out and tells her never to return again. Dee-Ann screams out "fuck you!" and drives off.
Jane and Margaret are outside playing. She goes into her painting room and confesses to her dog that she is the one who painted the Big Eyes and nobody knows but him. She decides to paint a new painting of a woman with her dog; while going through a crate to find a blank canvas, she finds a stack of paintings with Parisian street scenes but they are all signed by S. CENIC.
Margaret runs into the living room and scrapes off KEANES signature on one of the Parisian landscapes that is hanging there. It is revealed to be originally signed by S. CENIC. Walter later comes home, bragging about all the important people he got to hang out with. He says a dignitary from China is visiting the town and Margaret should paint a big-eyed/slanty-eyed little kid for her. Margaret suggests she give him one of his Parisian street scene paintings but says she might already have a Cenic. Walter is caught in a lie and tells her that Cenic was his nickname in Paris since the other students admired his SCENIC art pieces. She knows he is lying, pointing out that he paints over the name, and realizes that shes never seen him paint even though she thought she had. She asks if hes ever been to Paris. He admits that he always wanted to be an artist but never really had the talent. Later that night, Margaret refuses to let Walter sleep with her, telling him there are three extra bedrooms and he should pick one.
Days later, Walter learns of the 1964's New York Worlds Fair. At dinner, he demands Margaret paint something to put on display. She refuses and he tells her hell have her whacked if she doesn't adding that he knows people. She cries, taunting him to kill her after keeping their secret for so long and pointing out that she no longer has any friends. He is unsympathetic and tells her that there will be 70 million visitors to the Worlds Fair and they should reveal his masterpiece there. She tells him that you cant announce a masterpiece and that Michelangelo took four years to paint the Sistine Chapel. He tells her that UNICEF is sponsoring the Hall of Education and suggests she does a Cinerama-sized painting showing the children of the world. Margaret is upset because she says art cant be contrived; it has to be inspired Walter doesn't understand this concept.
Margaret slaves away in her painting room on the piece, angry at the overwhelming obligation. He asks her to provide some preliminary sketches of hers so it can be published in a coffee table book titled Tomorrows Masters.
That night, Jane is hungry for dinner and she uses a key to get into the painting room. There, she sees her mom working on the masterpiece for the Worlds Fair. Jane tells her she knows her mom is the real artist.
John Canady (Terence Stamp), a senior art critic at the New York Times, castigates the Worlds Hall display (called Tomorrow Forever). A civic leader tells him that the work wasn't chosen but Mr. Keane contacted them directly and they decided to include him after a discussion at a luncheon. Meanwhile, Walter is throwing a large party filled with important people to celebrate his success the upcoming book, the Worlds Fair piece. Margaret mentions she wants a divorce. Walter is thrown for a loop when he is given John Canady's scathing review of the Tomorrow Forever exhibit in the New York Times. Since John is at the party, Walter screams at him. Canady tells him his work is kitsch and Walter tries to stab him with a fork.
Back in California, Walter is still raging, now drunk. He says he will sue Canady, the Worlds Fair, UNICEF then screams at Margaret for betraying him with her painting. He starts throwing matches at Jane and Margaret. They run into the painting room and lock themselves in. Crazily, he watches them through the doors keyhole and then throws matches inside. Margaret stomps out the flames and then runs off with Jane. They drive away; Margaret tells Jane in the car that they're going to start a new life in Hawaii.
Several years later, Margaret and Jane settle into a life in Honolulu. Walter calls Margaret on the phone, only knowing how to reach her recently because she has sent divorce papers to him. He reminds her about their enterprise and says he will not agree to a separation unless she signs over the rights to every painting shes ever produced. She agrees because divorce is more important to her. This surprises him so he takes it a step further and asks about future revenue stream. He tells her he wants 100 more Walter Keanes. She doesn't object.
Margaret paints new work, shipping them in large crates from Hawaii to California. She is overprotective towards Jane, who tells her she needs to make some friends; she has been too paranoid letting anyone come over, for fear they should discover she is the one creating Walters artwork. One day, two Jehovahs Witnesses come to the home and talk to Margaret about the Bible. After a long discussion, the women convince Margaret that honesty is important. The next time Walter receives some artwork, it is signed MDH Keane.
On a Hawaiian radio show, Margaret admits that she is the actual painter of the work attributed to Walter Keane. This makes national news. Walter goes to Dick Nolan, claiming Margaret has gone nuts and uses the sketches in Tomorrows Masters attributed to 1946 as proof that he was the author (although these were her own sketches made at a later date).
Margaret is furious and the Jehovahs witnesses encourage her to fight for the truth; Jane suggests a lawsuit and Margaret complies, suing both Walter and the newspapers that printed his version of the story for libel and slander.
Reporters swam the courthouse in Honolulu the art world is abuzz, wondering if Margaret really is the true painter or if shes just a bitter ex-wife. Margaret walks by the reporters without a word but Walter stops, pompously, telling them he hopes Margaret gets the psychiatric care she needs.
The court quickly dismisses the libel lawsuit, citing that Margaret has been corroborating his story in nearly 700 articles over ten years. The newspaper editors expensive lawyers leave and Walter realizes he still has to defend himself against slander, without representation. He agrees to defend himself, explaining that hes always taken care of himself and doesn't need any rent-a-suits to defend his name.
Newspapers latch onto this story, with Dick Nolan pointing out that Walter isn't fit to represent himself the only thing he knows about courtrooms is from watching Perry Mason on TV. At the trial, Walter tries giving a speech to the jury but is chastised by the judge for not asking Margaret questions. He asks why she would go along with the scheme and she said she was forced into it and he had her dominated. She felt she didn't have any other options and giving away her paintings made her feel like losing a child. Walter convinced her without his salesmanship and promotion skills, they would never make money and be able to support the family. She calls him a Jekyll and Hyde, reminding him of threatening to kill her if she ever told the truth.
Walter questions himself, running back and forth in and out of the witness stand to do so. He brags about all the important people he's gotten to meet and all the places hes gotten to travel, nauseating the jury. The judge finally stops him, telling him this is a case of he said/she said and the best way to prove who painted the Big Eye paintings is for them each to paint. He gives them each an hour to replicate their work. Margaret works steadily but Walter is hesitant; he finally claims his arm hurts too much from an injury for him to hold a paintbrush. In the end, it is clear that Margaret was telling the truth.
Outside, Margaret shows off the painting she did in court and tells a reporter she is calling it Exhibit 224. We learn that Margaret won the case on all points defamation, emotional distress, damaged reputation. She says she doesn't care about money; she just wants credit for her work and now she feels she has gotten her art back. A fan asks her to sign a copy of Tomorrows Masters and she does, finally autographing her own work.
A series of closing cards say that Walter continued to deny Margaret's claims to the very end until he died in 2000, bitter and penniless, never producing another painting.
Margaret found happiness in Hawaii and eventually moved back to San Francisco and opened a new gallery. She still paints everyday. The final shot shows a photo of the real Margaret Keane seated next to the actress Amy Adams who plays her in this film.
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The opening title card reads: BASED ON TRUE EVENTS.
The opening shot is one of Margaret's paintings, then replicated over and over, in mass production. We read the quote: "I think what Keane has done is just terrific. It has to be good. If it were bad, so many people wouldn't like it, attributed to Andy Warhol."
The movie is narrated by a newspaper editor named Dick Nolan (Danny Huston). Opening in the year 1958 in Northern California. Margaret Ulbrich (Amy Adams) packs up her things and takes her young daughter, Jane, away; she is leaving her husband behind, something which was very uncommon in those days. They drive up to North Beach, San Francisco where her best friend Dee-Ann (Krysten Ritter) lives and they move in with her. Dee-Ann tells Margaret about the art galleries in town.
Having to support her daughter alone, Margaret applies for a job. She has no work experience but studied at an art institute so she is put to work painting illustrations at a furniture factory. On the side, she draws peoples portraits at an outdoor art show but is widely ignored. There, Margaret catches the eye of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), flirting with women and selling his street scene paintings nearby for $35. He encourages Margaret to be more aggressive in her salesmanship, trying to convince a young girl to buy a portrait before realizing she is Margaret's daughter and the model for her work.
Margaret and Walter go out to a restaurant; Walter says they wont have to pay because he has given them artwork, revealing he is good at making deals. He tells her about living in Paris and how he studied at an art school there; then compliments Margaret's work saying he wishes he could paint people instead of street scenes.
Margaret paints Jane outside the Palace of Fine Arts. Jane points out that Walters canvas is blank but he says he needs to be inspired before he can start. Walter asks Margaret why she draws eyes so big and she says eyes are the windows to the soul and tells him when she was little, she was deaf for a short period of time and she found herself looking at peoples eyes to read them. A man recognizes Walter and she learns that he is a realtor and not a painter. He tells her that he hates his job and all he ever wanted to do was be an artist.
Walter and Margaret share an affectionate moment in her place, much to the annoyance of Jane. When she goes through the mail, Margaret discovers that her husband wants to get full custody of Jane, calling her an unfit mother as a single woman. Walter proposes to her, saying they can raise Jane together. They get married in Hawaii, a place Margaret ends up loving. She paints a portrait and now signs it KEANE.
Back in California, Margaret tells Dee-Ann all about Hawaii. Dee-Ann, having promised never to hold back her feelings about Margaret's lovers after her last failed marriage, tells her that Walter has been with every woman on the art circuit. Margaret tells her she's not naïve and that Walter is a good provider. She gets her fortune cookie, which tells her success is about to come.
Walter tries to sell his work to an art gallery, in the process interrupting the owner, Ruben (Jason Schwartzman) as he tries to make a sale. Ruben points out that Walter only lived in Paris for a week and wonders why he keeps creating Parisian street scenes. Walter shows him Margaret's Big Eyes paintings but Ruben scoffs at them, saying the eyes are like big stale jellybeans. He tells Walter to leave before the taste police arrives.
Margaret and Walter to go an exclusive jazz club with Walter complaining that arts popularity is determined by a committee who meet for brunch and decide whats cool. Margaret argues that art is purchased when it speaks to people but Walter doesn't agree. Walter tries to convince the clubs owner to purchase his paintings; when the owner refuses, Walter suggests that he can rent out the walls to exhibit his work.
Walter tries to promote the artwork at the club but is stationed by the restrooms and nobody pays any attention to the paintings hanging nearby. A drunk woman is touched by one of Margaret's paintings. Walter is disappointed to hear shes not interested in his own work; nonetheless, Margaret's painting sells. Walter goes upstairs and fights with the club owner about setting him up down near the restrooms. Cameras photograph the fight, in which the owner is knocked over the head with one of Margaret's paintings. It ends up on the front page of the local newspaper.
Margaret bails Walter out of jail. He tells her that he let a couple think he had painted the Big Eyes to make a sale. She tells him never to do that again.
The next time Walter goes to the club, it is packed with people, looking to get a sense of what has made the news. The club owner is excited at all the new activity and stages a fight with Walter to generate more buzz. Dick Nolan, who has served as our narrator, introduces himself to William he has a celebrity gossip column and wants to know more about Walters hobo kid paintings.
Walter surprises a sleeping Margaret by showing her all the money they've made from sales. He tells her he needs more paintings and that they've become a great team she does what she loves (painting) while he does all the schmoozing at the club. Walter does just that, taking his job as salesman very seriously. Margaret surprises him at the club and overhears Walter trying to impress some women by claiming he painted the Big Eyes. They argue privately he tells her he is just trying to sell paintings and buyers pay more when they meet the artist. She points out she is only staying home because he demanded it. He tells her they should focus on making money and he wouldn't mind if someone else took credit for his Parisian landscapes. She is surprised he can give away credit for his work and has no emotional connection to them. The argument is interrupted when a rich Italian industrialist walks by and wants to know who the artist is. Margaret is torn on how to respond but Walter pipes up, claiming it is him and ends up making a $5,000 sale. Afterwards, Margaret says he is being dishonest but he tells her that they're both KEANE so now they are one and the same.
Dick Nolan reports as Walter generates publicity by giving away paintings to the mayor, a Soviet diplomat, Joan Crawford. Walter decides to open up his own Keane Gallery but Margaret feels uneasy about the lie. When they are putting up a poster to promote the opening, Jane tells her mother she remembers when she posed for the painting on the advertisement. Margaret has to convince Jane that she is remembering incorrectly and Walter says he was mimicking Margaret's style when he made it.
Margaret goes to confessional and admits she has lied to her daughter, at the urging of her husband, although she is not that kind of person. The priest asks if her husband is that kind of person. She defends him and says he just wants to make money so they can buy a house. The priest tells her as a Christian, she knows that men are the head of the household and she should trust his judgment.
The Keane Gallery opens. Dee-Ann is there and she hints to Margaret that she is suspicious about Walter being attributed to the Big Eyes paintings. A man asks Margaret if she paints, too, and she doesn't know how to answer. Walter is asked about his techniques and is caught in a lie when he claims to have done a painting in oils when its actually acrylic. The guy asks Walter what inspires him to paint little girls and he has to make up a loquacious response.
At home, Walter is watching Perry Mason. An art critic appears during the commercial break, chastising Keane's work because he's won no awards and is only known because he's publicized by Dick Nolan. Upstairs, Jane almost walks in on her mother painting in the off-limits art room but is sideswiped by Walter, who tells Jane to go get ice cream from a nearby truck. Margaret tells him she hates lying to her daughter but he points out Jane now has a trust fund. He asks her about her work and says hes going to go on television to defend it. She asks him what inspired his Parisian landscapes and if the streets were as lovely as he depicted; he says, no, it was after the war and then gets the angle for why he (allegedly) painted the Big Eyes portraits.
On television, Walter claims seeing orphaned children in a war-torn Paris was what inspired his work. The women on the panel are touched. The Keane Gallery gets even more popular people rip the promotional posters off of poles and ask them to be autographed. Walter gets annoyed that none of these people actually want to buy expensive paintings but realizes that they all want to take posters he starts selling the reproductions for 10 cents each and realizes they can make money off of reproductions.
At the supermarket, Big Eyes replicas are on display. Margaret observes a book on Numerology and then is distracted when she starts seeing everyone with GIANT EYES. She goes home and paints a new portrait one with elongated features and small eyes. Walter is confused when he sees it. Margaret tells him she wants to sign it as herself, so that she can honestly tell people she is also a painter. He becomes paranoid and tells her that if she tells anybody, the empire collapses and they have to return all the money because they've committed fraud. She breaks down, saying that shes locked up in the room for 10 hours and that she just wants to have credit for the new paintings.
Walter turns this into a new angle for publicity a family of painters, with Margaret's abilities minimized by including Jane in the story, showing off her childish work. Dick Nolan, interviewing for this story, tells Margaret people don't buy lady art but Margaret reminds him of Georgia O'Keeffe. When she talks about Modigliani and painting, Walter shuts her down, telling her to stick to the family angle. The interview is interrupted by Lily, a 10-year-old girl who is revealed to be Walters daughter. Margaret pulls him aside and is angry that he never told her about his daughter; Walter says hes supposed to have visitations once a month but he never enforced this. She asks how he can keep something big such a secret. He tells her he puts up with HER daughter and never complains. She tells him shes going to pretend he didn't say that.
At the gallery, a man admires Margaret's work meaning her new style. He asks why she signs it MDH and she explains she loves the number 7, pointing out M is the 13th letter, D is the 4th number, H is 8, 1+3+4+8=16, 1+6=7. Walter pulls her aside and chastises her for talking about numerology. Nearby, two snobby men lambast the artwork but admire Walter for turning it into a business, selling reproductions and postcards. Ruben stumbles upon a display of Keane artwork in a store window and says, Christ. Its a movement.
Now Margaret and Walter live in a five-bedroom mansion 30 minutes away. Dee-Ann comes to visit, astonished at the size of the estate and mentioning that Margaret has been out of touch. Dee-Ann forces her way into Margaret's art studio, despite her pleas; Walter arrives home then, pretending that they share the space and the artwork on display was produced by him. There is awkwardness between Dee-Ann and Walter at dinner. Later, Walter kicks her out and tells her never to return again. Dee-Ann screams out "fuck you!" and drives off.
Jane and Margaret are outside playing. She goes into her painting room and confesses to her dog that she is the one who painted the Big Eyes and nobody knows but him. She decides to paint a new painting of a woman with her dog; while going through a crate to find a blank canvas, she finds a stack of paintings with Parisian street scenes but they are all signed by S. CENIC.
Margaret runs into the living room and scrapes off KEANES signature on one of the Parisian landscapes that is hanging there. It is revealed to be originally signed by S. CENIC. Walter later comes home, bragging about all the important people he got to hang out with. He says a dignitary from China is visiting the town and Margaret should paint a big-eyed/slanty-eyed little kid for her. Margaret suggests she give him one of his Parisian street scene paintings but says she might already have a Cenic. Walter is caught in a lie and tells her that Cenic was his nickname in Paris since the other students admired his SCENIC art pieces. She knows he is lying, pointing out that he paints over the name, and realizes that shes never seen him paint even though she thought she had. She asks if hes ever been to Paris. He admits that he always wanted to be an artist but never really had the talent. Later that night, Margaret refuses to let Walter sleep with her, telling him there are three extra bedrooms and he should pick one.
Days later, Walter learns of the 1964's New York Worlds Fair. At dinner, he demands Margaret paint something to put on display. She refuses and he tells her hell have her whacked if she doesn't adding that he knows people. She cries, taunting him to kill her after keeping their secret for so long and pointing out that she no longer has any friends. He is unsympathetic and tells her that there will be 70 million visitors to the Worlds Fair and they should reveal his masterpiece there. She tells him that you cant announce a masterpiece and that Michelangelo took four years to paint the Sistine Chapel. He tells her that UNICEF is sponsoring the Hall of Education and suggests she does a Cinerama-sized painting showing the children of the world. Margaret is upset because she says art cant be contrived; it has to be inspired Walter doesn't understand this concept.
Margaret slaves away in her painting room on the piece, angry at the overwhelming obligation. He asks her to provide some preliminary sketches of hers so it can be published in a coffee table book titled Tomorrows Masters.
That night, Jane is hungry for dinner and she uses a key to get into the painting room. There, she sees her mom working on the masterpiece for the Worlds Fair. Jane tells her she knows her mom is the real artist.
John Canady (Terence Stamp), a senior art critic at the New York Times, castigates the Worlds Hall display (called Tomorrow Forever). A civic leader tells him that the work wasn't chosen but Mr. Keane contacted them directly and they decided to include him after a discussion at a luncheon. Meanwhile, Walter is throwing a large party filled with important people to celebrate his success the upcoming book, the Worlds Fair piece. Margaret mentions she wants a divorce. Walter is thrown for a loop when he is given John Canady's scathing review of the Tomorrow Forever exhibit in the New York Times. Since John is at the party, Walter screams at him. Canady tells him his work is kitsch and Walter tries to stab him with a fork.
Back in California, Walter is still raging, now drunk. He says he will sue Canady, the Worlds Fair, UNICEF then screams at Margaret for betraying him with her painting. He starts throwing matches at Jane and Margaret. They run into the painting room and lock themselves in. Crazily, he watches them through the doors keyhole and then throws matches inside. Margaret stomps out the flames and then runs off with Jane. They drive away; Margaret tells Jane in the car that they're going to start a new life in Hawaii.
Several years later, Margaret and Jane settle into a life in Honolulu. Walter calls Margaret on the phone, only knowing how to reach her recently because she has sent divorce papers to him. He reminds her about their enterprise and says he will not agree to a separation unless she signs over the rights to every painting shes ever produced. She agrees because divorce is more important to her. This surprises him so he takes it a step further and asks about future revenue stream. He tells her he wants 100 more Walter Keanes. She doesn't object.
Margaret paints new work, shipping them in large crates from Hawaii to California. She is overprotective towards Jane, who tells her she needs to make some friends; she has been too paranoid letting anyone come over, for fear they should discover she is the one creating Walters artwork. One day, two Jehovahs Witnesses come to the home and talk to Margaret about the Bible. After a long discussion, the women convince Margaret that honesty is important. The next time Walter receives some artwork, it is signed MDH Keane.
On a Hawaiian radio show, Margaret admits that she is the actual painter of the work attributed to Walter Keane. This makes national news. Walter goes to Dick Nolan, claiming Margaret has gone nuts and uses the sketches in Tomorrows Masters attributed to 1946 as proof that he was the author (although these were her own sketches made at a later date).
Margaret is furious and the Jehovahs witnesses encourage her to fight for the truth; Jane suggests a lawsuit and Margaret complies, suing both Walter and the newspapers that printed his version of the story for libel and slander.
Reporters swam the courthouse in Honolulu the art world is abuzz, wondering if Margaret really is the true painter or if shes just a bitter ex-wife. Margaret walks by the reporters without a word but Walter stops, pompously, telling them he hopes Margaret gets the psychiatric care she needs.
The court quickly dismisses the libel lawsuit, citing that Margaret has been corroborating his story in nearly 700 articles over ten years. The newspaper editors expensive lawyers leave and Walter realizes he still has to defend himself against slander, without representation. He agrees to defend himself, explaining that hes always taken care of himself and doesn't need any rent-a-suits to defend his name.
Newspapers latch onto this story, with Dick Nolan pointing out that Walter isn't fit to represent himself the only thing he knows about courtrooms is from watching Perry Mason on TV. At the trial, Walter tries giving a speech to the jury but is chastised by the judge for not asking Margaret questions. He asks why she would go along with the scheme and she said she was forced into it and he had her dominated. She felt she didn't have any other options and giving away her paintings made her feel like losing a child. Walter convinced her without his salesmanship and promotion skills, they would never make money and be able to support the family. She calls him a Jekyll and Hyde, reminding him of threatening to kill her if she ever told the truth.
Walter questions himself, running back and forth in and out of the witness stand to do so. He brags about all the important people he's gotten to meet and all the places hes gotten to travel, nauseating the jury. The judge finally stops him, telling him this is a case of he said/she said and the best way to prove who painted the Big Eye paintings is for them each to paint. He gives them each an hour to replicate their work. Margaret works steadily but Walter is hesitant; he finally claims his arm hurts too much from an injury for him to hold a paintbrush. In the end, it is clear that Margaret was telling the truth.
Outside, Margaret shows off the painting she did in court and tells a reporter she is calling it Exhibit 224. We learn that Margaret won the case on all points defamation, emotional distress, damaged reputation. She says she doesn't care about money; she just wants credit for her work and now she feels she has gotten her art back. A fan asks her to sign a copy of Tomorrows Masters and she does, finally autographing her own work.
A series of closing cards say that Walter continued to deny Margaret's claims to the very end until he died in 2000, bitter and penniless, never producing another painting.
Margaret found happiness in Hawaii and eventually moved back to San Francisco and opened a new gallery. She still paints everyday. The final shot shows a photo of the real Margaret Keane seated next to the actress Amy Adams who plays her in this film.
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John
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Jonas
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Jette
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Vagn
Catrine Beck Catrine Beck ...
Thea
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Erik
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Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehova's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life. Written by Peter Brandt Nielsen
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Inaccurate and she should have known better. It isn't easy to be a JW but the reward at the end is great. If you're going to make a movie, please get your facts straight and not mislead people. It's things like these that generate misconceptions about the JWs. I'm sure that SnooktheCrook would agree and as well as others out there who see this movie as damaging toward the JWs. Hopefully another movie like this will not be made anytime soon. If she wants to leave, go ahead and see how it will go for her. She'll leave, but still believe in God and it is He who will judge her for her actions. .................................................10 lines :D
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Rosalinde Mynster Rosalinde Mynster ...
Sara (as Rosalinde Spanning)
Pilou Asbæk Pilou Asbæk ...
Teis
Jens Jørn Spottag Jens Jørn Spottag ...
Andreas
Sarah Boberg Sarah Boberg ...
Karen (as Sarah Kjærgaard Boberg)
Anders W. Berthelsen Anders W. Berthelsen ...
John
Sarah Juel Werner Sarah Juel Werner ...
Elisabeth
Jacob Ottensten Jacob Ottensten ...
August (as Jacob August Ottensten)
Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt ...
Jonas
Charlotte Fich Charlotte Fich ...
Jette
Hans Henrik Voetmann Hans Henrik Voetmann ...
Vagn
Catrine Beck Catrine Beck ...
Thea
Hans Henrik Clemensen Hans Henrik Clemensen ...
Erik
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lasse Handberg Lasse Handberg ...
Mand med baby
Jytte Kvinesdal Jytte Kvinesdal ...
Theas mor
Amalie Lindegård Amalie Lindegård ...
Charlotte
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Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehova's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life. Written by Peter Brandt Nielsen
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Official Sites: Official site [Denmark]
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Release Date: 22 February 2008 (Denmark) See more »
Also Known As: A hit fogságában See more »
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Production Co: Nordisk Film See more »
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In the last scene, the girl in the train who looks up and smiles at Sara is the "real life-Sara". Her name is Tabita, and the director got the inspiration for the film from reading her story in a national Danish newspaper in 2006. See more »
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When Sara and Teis meet up in Odense (she arrives at Odense Train Station with the train from Southern Fyn), they walk around in a shopping mall in Aarhus. See more »
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Referenced in To verdener - En virkelig historie (2008) See more »
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Inaccurate and she should have known better. It isn't easy to be a JW but the reward at the end is great. If you're going to make a movie, please get your facts straight and not mislead people. It's things like these that generate misconceptions about the JWs. I'm sure that SnooktheCrook would agree and as well as others out there who see this movie as damaging toward the JWs. Hopefully another movie like this will not be made anytime soon. If she wants to leave, go ahead and see how it will go for her. She'll leave, but still believe in God and it is He who will judge her for her actions. .................................................10 lines :D
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Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehova's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life.
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Worlds Apart (film)
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Worlds Apart
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Directed by
Niels Arden Oplev
Produced by
Thomas Heinesen
Written by
Niels Arden Oplev
Steen Bille
Starring
Rosalinde Mynster
Pilou Asbæk
Jens Jørn Spottag
Music by
Jakob Groth
Cinematography
Lars Vestergaard
Edited by
Anne Østerud
Distributed by
Nordisk Film
Release dates
February 11, 2008 (Berlin International Film Festival)
February 22, 2008
Running time
116 minutes
Country
Denmark
Language
Danish
Box office
$4,361,860[1]
Worlds Apart (Original title: To verdener) is a 2008 Danish drama directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by Oplev and Steen Bille. The film stars Rosalinde Mynster and Pilou Asbæk. Based upon a true story, the film is about a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness girl who struggles to reconcile her faith and her secret romance with a non-believer boy. Worlds Apart played at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and was submitted by Denmark for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Contents [hide]
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2 Cast
3 References
4 External links
Plot[edit]
Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehovah's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life.[2]
Cast[edit]
Actor
Role
Rosalinde Mynster Sara
Pilou Asbæk Teis
Jens Jørn Spottag Andreas Dahl
Sarah Boberg Karen
Anders W. Berthelsen John
Sarah Juel Werner Elisabeth
Jacob Ottensten August
Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt Jonas
Charlotte Fich Jette
Hans Henrik Voetmann Vagn
Catrine Beck Thea
Hans Henrik Clemensen Erik
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fESPELHOMGICO01
2.Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065318/plotsummary
External links[edit]
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To verdener at Den Danske Film Database
To verdener at Det Danske Filminstitut
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Worlds Apart (film)
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Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart 2008.jpg
Directed by
Niels Arden Oplev
Produced by
Thomas Heinesen
Written by
Niels Arden Oplev
Steen Bille
Starring
Rosalinde Mynster
Pilou Asbæk
Jens Jørn Spottag
Music by
Jakob Groth
Cinematography
Lars Vestergaard
Edited by
Anne Østerud
Distributed by
Nordisk Film
Release dates
February 11, 2008 (Berlin International Film Festival)
February 22, 2008
Running time
116 minutes
Country
Denmark
Language
Danish
Box office
$4,361,860[1]
Worlds Apart (Original title: To verdener) is a 2008 Danish drama directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by Oplev and Steen Bille. The film stars Rosalinde Mynster and Pilou Asbæk. Based upon a true story, the film is about a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness girl who struggles to reconcile her faith and her secret romance with a non-believer boy. Worlds Apart played at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and was submitted by Denmark for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
4 External links
Plot[edit]
Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehovah's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life.[2]
Cast[edit]
Actor
Role
Rosalinde Mynster Sara
Pilou Asbæk Teis
Jens Jørn Spottag Andreas Dahl
Sarah Boberg Karen
Anders W. Berthelsen John
Sarah Juel Werner Elisabeth
Jacob Ottensten August
Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt Jonas
Charlotte Fich Jette
Hans Henrik Voetmann Vagn
Catrine Beck Thea
Hans Henrik Clemensen Erik
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fESPELHOMGICO01
2.Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065318/plotsummary
External links[edit]
Worlds Apart at AllMovie
Worlds Apart at the Internet Movie Database
To verdener at Den Danske Film Database
To verdener at Det Danske Filminstitut
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Films directed by Niels Arden Oplev
Portland (1996) ·
Fukssvansen (2001) ·
Drømmen (2006) ·
Worlds Apart (2008) ·
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) ·
Dead Man Down (2013) ·
Speed Walking (2014)
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Big Eyes
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Big Eyes
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Directed by
Tim Burton
Produced by
Tim Burton
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Lynette Howell
Written by
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Starring
Amy Adams
Christoph Waltz
Danny Huston
Jon Polito
Krysten Ritter
Jason Schwartzman
Terence Stamp
Music by
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Edited by
JC Bond
Production
company
Electric City Entertainment
Silverwood Films
Tim Burton Productions
Distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Release dates
December 25, 2014 (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million[2]
Box office
$27.8 million[3]
Big Eyes is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Tim Burton, and starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz.
In the film, American artist Margaret Keane (Adams) draws portraits of children with large eyes. Her husband, Walter Keane (Waltz), markets them as his own work. In the 1950s and 1960s the portraits become phenomenally successful, and earn the couple a fortune. But Margaret is upset that she is lying and that Walter is taking her credit. She catches Walter in more lies. He becomes drunk and abusive, and she divorces him. On a radio interview, Margaret reveals that she and not Walter had been drawing the portraits. Walter accuses her of lying, she sues him for slander, and the judge asks each of them to demonstrate that they can draw a large-eye portrait.
The film had its world premiere in New York City on December 15, 2014.[4] It was released theatrically on December 25, 2014, in the United States by The Weinstein Company.[5] The film was met with positive reviews, praising the performances of both Adams and Waltz. Adams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance. The film was also additionally nominated for two other Golden Globe Awards for Waltz's performance and the film's theme song of the same name.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Reception 5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical reaction
5.3 Accolades
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (April 2015)
In 1958, Northern California, Margaret Ulbrich leaves her husband, something very uncommon at the time, and quickly packs her things and takes her young daughter with her. They drive to North Beach, San Francisco where her friend DeAnn lives. Having to support her daughter alone, Margaret applies for a job. She has no work experience, but studied at an art institute so she is put to work painting illustrations at a furniture factory. On the side, she draws people’s portraits at an outdoor art show, but is widely ignored. One day, Margaret catches the eye of Walter Keane, who is selling his street scene paintings nearby. He encourages Margaret to be more aggressive in her salesmanship, complimenting her pieces.
Margaret and Walter go out to a restaurant where Walter tells her about his life in Paris and how he studied at an art school there. While painting outside the Palace of Fine Arts, Walter asks Margaret why she draws eyes so big and she tells him how she was briefly deaf as a child and looked at people’s eyes to read them, viewing them as a window to the soul. A man recognizes Walter and it's revealed that he is actually a realtor, not a painter. He tells Margaret that he hates his job and all he has ever wanted to do was be an artist. When going through the mail, Margaret discovers that her husband wants to get full custody of Jane, calling her an unfit mother as a single woman. Walter proposes to her and they get married in Hawaii. Back in California, DeAnn is skeptical about Walter, given his reputation. Walter later tries to sell his work to an art gallery, in the process interrupting the owner, Ruben, as he tries to make a sale. Ruben points out that Walter only lived in Paris for a week and wonders why he keeps creating Parisian street scenes. Walter shows him Margaret’s Big Eyes paintings, but Ruben dislikes them and kicks him out.
Margaret and Walter go to the popular Hungry i jazz club in North Beach, San Francisco where he tries to convince the club’s owner Enrico Banducci to purchase his paintings. When Banducci refuses, Walter suggests that he can rent out the walls to exhibit his work. As Walter tries to promote the artwork at the club, a drunk woman is touched by one of Margaret’s paintings, disappointing him that she isn't interested in his own work, which proves hard to sell. Soon, Walter picks a fight with Banducci, who is knocked over the head with one of Margaret’s paintings. The fight ends up on the front page of the local newspaper. After Margaret bails Walter out of jail, he tells her how he took credit for one of her paintings, much to her disdain. The next time Walter goes to the club, it is packed with people, looking to get a sense of what has made the news. Dick Nolan, who has served as the film's narrator, introduces himself to Walter – he has a celebrity gossip column (probably based on Herb Caen) and wants to know more about Walter’s “hobo kid” paintings.
The Big Eyes paintings prove to be a huge success, even starting of a "Big Eyes" movement with many imitators, inspiring Margaret to paint more portraits while Walter handles the media attention. When Margaret goes to see Walter at the club, she overhears him impressing some female fans by claiming he painted the Big Eyes. They argue privately, with Walter telling her how he is only trying to sell paintings as buyers pay more when they meet the artist. Trying to convince her about how she should be happy about the money they are making, they are interrupted by a rich Italian industrialist who requests to know who the artist is. When Walter takes the credit, Margaret is left emotionally torn. Walter continues to generate publicity by giving paintings to the mayor, a Soviet diplomat, Joan Crawford, even opening up his own art gallery. Margaret continues to feels uneasy about the lie, even lying to Jane about the paintings. She goes to confessional at a church and admits she lied to her daughter at the urging of her husband. The priest tells her as a Christian, she knows that men are the head of the household and she should trust his judgment.
When the Keane Gallery opens, DeAnn is there and is suspicious about Walter being attributed to the Big Eyes paintings. At home, Walter watches television where an art critic appears during a commercial break and criticizes Keane’s work. Upstairs, Jane almost walks in on her mother painting in the off-limits art room, but is sideswiped by Walter. He asks Margaret about her work and says he’s going to go on television to defend it. She asks him what inspired his Parisian landscapes and if the streets were as lovely as he depicted. He says no as it was after the war – and then gets the angle for why "he" painted the Big Eyes portraits. On television, Walter laments about seeing orphaned children in a war-torn Paris, supposedly inspiring his art, which proves to touch the women. The interview dramatically increases the Keane Gallery popularity, but Walter is annoyed how none of the people actually want to buy expensive paintings. He realizes that they all want to take posters and starts selling the reproductions for 10 cents each. Despite the ongoing success, Margaret's conscience continues to plague her and she realizes that after so much work, she just wants to take credit for her own paintings.
As a result of so much success, Margaret and Walter soon move into a grande mansion. DeAnn comes to visit, where she forces her way into Margaret’s art studio and has her suspicions confirmed that Margaret is the true artist of the paintings. Walter kicks her out and tells her to never return. When deciding to create a new art piece and going through a crate to find a blank canvas, Margaret finds a stack of paintings with Parisian street scenes all signed by S. Cenic. She scrapes off Walter's signature from one of his hanged paintings, again revealing an original signature by “S. Cenic.” She confronts Walter about his lie, pointing out that he paints over the name and realizes she’s never seen him paint. He admits that he always wanted to be an artist, but never really had the talent. Days later, Walter learns of the 1964’s New York World’s Fair and demands Margaret paint something to put on display. When she refuses, he tells her that he “knows people” to have her whacked. Margaret slaves away in her painting room on the piece, angry at the overwhelming obligation. That night, Jane uses a key to get into the painting room. There, she sees her mom working on the “masterpiece” for the World’s Fair, where she tells her that she has always known that her mom is the real artist.
Walter soon throws a party to celebrate his success, but becomes furious when given senior critic, John Canady's, scathing review and angrily confronts him during the party about the supposed emotion that was put in the painting. However, Canady tells him that his work is kitsch and lacks genuine emotion. Infuriated, Walter tries to stab the critic with a fork. In the aftermath of the attack, the painting is removed from the UNICEF pavilion at the Fair. Back in California, Walter is still raging, now drunk. During his rant, he starts throwing matches at Jane and Margaret, almost setting them on fire. Fleeing from the home, Margaret drives off with Jane and declares that they will start a new life in Hawaii.
One year later, Margaret and Jane settle into a life in Honolulu. Walter calls Margaret on the phone, saying he will not agree to a legal separation unless she signs over the rights to every painting she has ever produced. Jane tells her that she needs to make some friends, but she is too paranoid to let anyone come over due to her fear that her secret will become known. One day, two Jehovah’s Witnesses come to the home and, after a long discussion, the women convince her that honesty is important. The next time Walter receives some artwork, it is signed MDH Keane.
On a Hawaiian radio show, Margaret admits that she is the actual painter of the work attributed to Walter Keane, making national news. Walter goes to Dick Nolan, claiming Margaret has gone insane. Margaret is furious and the Jehovah’s witnesses encourage her to fight for the truth. Margaret then sues both Walter and the newspapers that printed his version of the story for libel and slander. The court quickly dismisses the libel lawsuit, citing that Margaret has been corroborating his story in nearly 700 articles for over ten years. The newspaper editors’ expensive lawyers leave and Walter realizes he still has to defend himself against slander without representation, but decides to represent himself.
At the trial, Walter tries giving a speech to the jury, but is chastised by the judge for not asking Margaret questions. He asks why she would go along with the scheme and she said she was forced into it and he had her dominated. She felt she didn’t have any other options and giving away her paintings made her feel like losing a child. Walter convinced her without his salesmanship and promotion skills, they would never make money and be able to support the family. She calls him a "Jekyll and Hyde", reminding him of threatening to kill her if she ever told the truth. After Walter nauseates the jury and judge with a long talk about his perks of fame, the judge declares that the best way to prove who painted the Big Eye paintings is for them each to paint. He provides basic art tools and gives them each an hour to replicate their work. Margaret works steadily while Walter is hesitant and soon claims that his arm hurts too much from an injury for him to hold a paintbrush. It soon becomes clear that Margaret is telling the truth.
Outside, Margaret shows off the painting she did in court and tells a reporter she is calling it “Exhibit 224.” We learn that Margaret won the case on all points – defamation, emotional distress, damaged reputation. She says she doesn't care about money, but only wants credit for her work and feels that she has gotten her art back. A fan asks her to sign a copy of “Tomorrow’s Masters” and she does, finally autographing her own work.
Cast[edit]
Amy Adams as Margaret Keane
Christoph Waltz as Walter Keane
Danny Huston as Dick Nolan
Jon Polito as Enrico Banducci
Krysten Ritter as DeAnn
Jason Schwartzman as Ruben
Terence Stamp as John Canaday
Madeleine Arthur as Older Jane Ulbrich
Delaney Raye as Young Jane Ulbrich
Margaret Keane as Old Lady sitting on the park's bench
Production[edit]
Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski negotiated over the life rights with Margaret Keane and wrote Big Eyes as a spec script. In October 2007, it was announced that development was moving forward with Alexander and Karaszewski directing their script and nightclub operator Andrew Meieran fully financing an under-$20 million budget through his Bureau of Moving Pictures banner.[6] Kate Hudson and Thomas Haden Church were set to star, and filming was to begin in June 2008, but was pushed back over prospects from a new Screen Actors Guild contract.[7][8]
In September 2010, it was announced that Tim Burton had also become involved as producer for the film,[9] and principal photography was scheduled to start in April 2012 with Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds attached to star.[10] By 2013, Burton had taken over directing reins and Big Eyes was set up at The Weinstein Company with Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz starring. Filming began in July 2013.[11]
Big Eyes is Burton's first film since Edward Scissorhands to be edited by someone other than Chris Lebenzon, who had other commitments with Maleficent the same year.
Soundtrack[edit]
Big Eyes: Music From the Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released
December 23, 2014
Genre
Film soundtrack
Label
Interscope Records
It was reported in November 2014 that singer Lana Del Rey would contribute with two original songs to the soundtrack. The songs "Big Eyes" and "I Can Fly", which Lana Del Rey wrote and performed, were leaked in December 2014; the soundtrack album and both songs were officially released on December 23, 2014.[12]
No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length
1. "Big Eyes" Lana Del Rey 4:41
2. "Bludan" Cast of Big Eyes 3:15
3. "Doxy" Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins 4:55
4. "Hey Now" The Red Garland Trio 3:41
5. "Tropicville" Cast of Big Eyes 3:10
6. "Rik-A-Tik" The Lively Ones 3:02
7. "A Minor Goof" Cal Tjader 3:54
8. "I Can Fly" Lana Del Rey 5:48
9. "Opening" Danny Elfman 3:59
10. "Who's the Artist?" Danny Elfman 2:56
11. "Margaret" Danny Elfman 3:03
12. "Walter" Danny Elfman 4:49
13. "Victory" Danny Elfman 4:59
14. "End Credits" Danny Elfman 1:12
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of March 29, 2015, Big Eyes has grossed $14.5 million in North America and $11 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $25.4 million, against a budget of $10 million.[3]
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $3 million, finishing in 15th place at the box office.
Critical reaction[edit]
Big Eyes has received positive reviews, particularly for Waltz and Adams' performances, the script and Burton's direction. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 72%, based on 158 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Well-acted, thought-provoking and a refreshing change of pace for Tim Burton, Big Eyes works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of (feminist) social commentary" on the difficulty women often have achieving recognition in a male dominated world.[13] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 62 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]
Accolades[edit]
List of awards and nominations
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref
British Academy Film Awards
February 8, 2015 Best Actress in a Leading Role Amy Adams Nominated [15]
Best Production Design Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau Nominated
Casting Society of America
January 22, 2015 Studio or Independent Comedy Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera, Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter Nominated [16]
Critic's Choice Awards
January 15, 2015 Best Song Lana Del Rey for "Big Eyes" Nominated [17]
Golden Globe Awards
January 11, 2015 Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Christoph Waltz Nominated
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Amy Adams Won
Best Original Song Lana Del Rey for "Big Eyes" Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards
February 21, 2015 Best Screenplay Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski Nominated [18]
See also[edit]
"Big Eyes" (Lana Del Rey song)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "BIG EYES (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes". The Numbers.
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Big Eyes". Box Office Mojo.
4.Jump up ^ "Harvey Weinstein Praises ‘Big Eyes’ Screenwriters-Producers at Film’s Premiere". Variety.
5.Jump up ^ "Press Conference For The Weinstein Company's "BIG EYES"". Yahoo.
6.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (October 15, 2007). "Alexander, Karaszewski think ‘Big’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
7.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (February 5, 2008). "Kate Hudson to star in ‘Big Eyes’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
8.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (April 2, 2008). "Church to play Keane in ‘Big Eyes’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
9.Jump up ^ Mike Fleming (2010-08-19). "Tim Burton Reunites With 'Ed Wood' Scribes For 'Addams Family' And 'Big Eyes'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
10.Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 22, 2012). "Witherspoon, Reynolds land ‘Big Eyes’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
11.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (April 2, 2013). "Tim Burton To Direct ‘Big Eyes'; The Weinstein Company Putting Finishing Brush Strokes On Deal For Painting Saga". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
12.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes: Music From the Original Motion Picture". iTunes. December 23, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
13.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
14.Jump up ^ "'Big Eyes' Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
15.Jump up ^ "BAFTA Nominations: ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Leads With 11 – Full List". Deadline.com. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
16.Jump up ^ "Casting Society Unveils Artios Film Nominees". Deadline.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
17.Jump up ^ "2015 Golden Globe Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
18.Jump up ^ "2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards Announced". Rotten Tomatoes. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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Mars Attacks! (1996) ·
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) ·
Alice in Wonderland (2010) ·
Dark Shadows (2012) ·
Frankenweenie (2012) ·
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
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Frankenweenie (1984) ·
Stainboy (2000)
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Big Eyes
Big Eyes poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tim Burton
Produced by
Tim Burton
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Lynette Howell
Written by
Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Starring
Amy Adams
Christoph Waltz
Danny Huston
Jon Polito
Krysten Ritter
Jason Schwartzman
Terence Stamp
Music by
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Edited by
JC Bond
Production
company
Electric City Entertainment
Silverwood Films
Tim Burton Productions
Distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Release dates
December 25, 2014 (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million[2]
Box office
$27.8 million[3]
Big Eyes is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Tim Burton, and starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz.
In the film, American artist Margaret Keane (Adams) draws portraits of children with large eyes. Her husband, Walter Keane (Waltz), markets them as his own work. In the 1950s and 1960s the portraits become phenomenally successful, and earn the couple a fortune. But Margaret is upset that she is lying and that Walter is taking her credit. She catches Walter in more lies. He becomes drunk and abusive, and she divorces him. On a radio interview, Margaret reveals that she and not Walter had been drawing the portraits. Walter accuses her of lying, she sues him for slander, and the judge asks each of them to demonstrate that they can draw a large-eye portrait.
The film had its world premiere in New York City on December 15, 2014.[4] It was released theatrically on December 25, 2014, in the United States by The Weinstein Company.[5] The film was met with positive reviews, praising the performances of both Adams and Waltz. Adams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance. The film was also additionally nominated for two other Golden Globe Awards for Waltz's performance and the film's theme song of the same name.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Reception 5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical reaction
5.3 Accolades
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
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In 1958, Northern California, Margaret Ulbrich leaves her husband, something very uncommon at the time, and quickly packs her things and takes her young daughter with her. They drive to North Beach, San Francisco where her friend DeAnn lives. Having to support her daughter alone, Margaret applies for a job. She has no work experience, but studied at an art institute so she is put to work painting illustrations at a furniture factory. On the side, she draws people’s portraits at an outdoor art show, but is widely ignored. One day, Margaret catches the eye of Walter Keane, who is selling his street scene paintings nearby. He encourages Margaret to be more aggressive in her salesmanship, complimenting her pieces.
Margaret and Walter go out to a restaurant where Walter tells her about his life in Paris and how he studied at an art school there. While painting outside the Palace of Fine Arts, Walter asks Margaret why she draws eyes so big and she tells him how she was briefly deaf as a child and looked at people’s eyes to read them, viewing them as a window to the soul. A man recognizes Walter and it's revealed that he is actually a realtor, not a painter. He tells Margaret that he hates his job and all he has ever wanted to do was be an artist. When going through the mail, Margaret discovers that her husband wants to get full custody of Jane, calling her an unfit mother as a single woman. Walter proposes to her and they get married in Hawaii. Back in California, DeAnn is skeptical about Walter, given his reputation. Walter later tries to sell his work to an art gallery, in the process interrupting the owner, Ruben, as he tries to make a sale. Ruben points out that Walter only lived in Paris for a week and wonders why he keeps creating Parisian street scenes. Walter shows him Margaret’s Big Eyes paintings, but Ruben dislikes them and kicks him out.
Margaret and Walter go to the popular Hungry i jazz club in North Beach, San Francisco where he tries to convince the club’s owner Enrico Banducci to purchase his paintings. When Banducci refuses, Walter suggests that he can rent out the walls to exhibit his work. As Walter tries to promote the artwork at the club, a drunk woman is touched by one of Margaret’s paintings, disappointing him that she isn't interested in his own work, which proves hard to sell. Soon, Walter picks a fight with Banducci, who is knocked over the head with one of Margaret’s paintings. The fight ends up on the front page of the local newspaper. After Margaret bails Walter out of jail, he tells her how he took credit for one of her paintings, much to her disdain. The next time Walter goes to the club, it is packed with people, looking to get a sense of what has made the news. Dick Nolan, who has served as the film's narrator, introduces himself to Walter – he has a celebrity gossip column (probably based on Herb Caen) and wants to know more about Walter’s “hobo kid” paintings.
The Big Eyes paintings prove to be a huge success, even starting of a "Big Eyes" movement with many imitators, inspiring Margaret to paint more portraits while Walter handles the media attention. When Margaret goes to see Walter at the club, she overhears him impressing some female fans by claiming he painted the Big Eyes. They argue privately, with Walter telling her how he is only trying to sell paintings as buyers pay more when they meet the artist. Trying to convince her about how she should be happy about the money they are making, they are interrupted by a rich Italian industrialist who requests to know who the artist is. When Walter takes the credit, Margaret is left emotionally torn. Walter continues to generate publicity by giving paintings to the mayor, a Soviet diplomat, Joan Crawford, even opening up his own art gallery. Margaret continues to feels uneasy about the lie, even lying to Jane about the paintings. She goes to confessional at a church and admits she lied to her daughter at the urging of her husband. The priest tells her as a Christian, she knows that men are the head of the household and she should trust his judgment.
When the Keane Gallery opens, DeAnn is there and is suspicious about Walter being attributed to the Big Eyes paintings. At home, Walter watches television where an art critic appears during a commercial break and criticizes Keane’s work. Upstairs, Jane almost walks in on her mother painting in the off-limits art room, but is sideswiped by Walter. He asks Margaret about her work and says he’s going to go on television to defend it. She asks him what inspired his Parisian landscapes and if the streets were as lovely as he depicted. He says no as it was after the war – and then gets the angle for why "he" painted the Big Eyes portraits. On television, Walter laments about seeing orphaned children in a war-torn Paris, supposedly inspiring his art, which proves to touch the women. The interview dramatically increases the Keane Gallery popularity, but Walter is annoyed how none of the people actually want to buy expensive paintings. He realizes that they all want to take posters and starts selling the reproductions for 10 cents each. Despite the ongoing success, Margaret's conscience continues to plague her and she realizes that after so much work, she just wants to take credit for her own paintings.
As a result of so much success, Margaret and Walter soon move into a grande mansion. DeAnn comes to visit, where she forces her way into Margaret’s art studio and has her suspicions confirmed that Margaret is the true artist of the paintings. Walter kicks her out and tells her to never return. When deciding to create a new art piece and going through a crate to find a blank canvas, Margaret finds a stack of paintings with Parisian street scenes all signed by S. Cenic. She scrapes off Walter's signature from one of his hanged paintings, again revealing an original signature by “S. Cenic.” She confronts Walter about his lie, pointing out that he paints over the name and realizes she’s never seen him paint. He admits that he always wanted to be an artist, but never really had the talent. Days later, Walter learns of the 1964’s New York World’s Fair and demands Margaret paint something to put on display. When she refuses, he tells her that he “knows people” to have her whacked. Margaret slaves away in her painting room on the piece, angry at the overwhelming obligation. That night, Jane uses a key to get into the painting room. There, she sees her mom working on the “masterpiece” for the World’s Fair, where she tells her that she has always known that her mom is the real artist.
Walter soon throws a party to celebrate his success, but becomes furious when given senior critic, John Canady's, scathing review and angrily confronts him during the party about the supposed emotion that was put in the painting. However, Canady tells him that his work is kitsch and lacks genuine emotion. Infuriated, Walter tries to stab the critic with a fork. In the aftermath of the attack, the painting is removed from the UNICEF pavilion at the Fair. Back in California, Walter is still raging, now drunk. During his rant, he starts throwing matches at Jane and Margaret, almost setting them on fire. Fleeing from the home, Margaret drives off with Jane and declares that they will start a new life in Hawaii.
One year later, Margaret and Jane settle into a life in Honolulu. Walter calls Margaret on the phone, saying he will not agree to a legal separation unless she signs over the rights to every painting she has ever produced. Jane tells her that she needs to make some friends, but she is too paranoid to let anyone come over due to her fear that her secret will become known. One day, two Jehovah’s Witnesses come to the home and, after a long discussion, the women convince her that honesty is important. The next time Walter receives some artwork, it is signed MDH Keane.
On a Hawaiian radio show, Margaret admits that she is the actual painter of the work attributed to Walter Keane, making national news. Walter goes to Dick Nolan, claiming Margaret has gone insane. Margaret is furious and the Jehovah’s witnesses encourage her to fight for the truth. Margaret then sues both Walter and the newspapers that printed his version of the story for libel and slander. The court quickly dismisses the libel lawsuit, citing that Margaret has been corroborating his story in nearly 700 articles for over ten years. The newspaper editors’ expensive lawyers leave and Walter realizes he still has to defend himself against slander without representation, but decides to represent himself.
At the trial, Walter tries giving a speech to the jury, but is chastised by the judge for not asking Margaret questions. He asks why she would go along with the scheme and she said she was forced into it and he had her dominated. She felt she didn’t have any other options and giving away her paintings made her feel like losing a child. Walter convinced her without his salesmanship and promotion skills, they would never make money and be able to support the family. She calls him a "Jekyll and Hyde", reminding him of threatening to kill her if she ever told the truth. After Walter nauseates the jury and judge with a long talk about his perks of fame, the judge declares that the best way to prove who painted the Big Eye paintings is for them each to paint. He provides basic art tools and gives them each an hour to replicate their work. Margaret works steadily while Walter is hesitant and soon claims that his arm hurts too much from an injury for him to hold a paintbrush. It soon becomes clear that Margaret is telling the truth.
Outside, Margaret shows off the painting she did in court and tells a reporter she is calling it “Exhibit 224.” We learn that Margaret won the case on all points – defamation, emotional distress, damaged reputation. She says she doesn't care about money, but only wants credit for her work and feels that she has gotten her art back. A fan asks her to sign a copy of “Tomorrow’s Masters” and she does, finally autographing her own work.
Cast[edit]
Amy Adams as Margaret Keane
Christoph Waltz as Walter Keane
Danny Huston as Dick Nolan
Jon Polito as Enrico Banducci
Krysten Ritter as DeAnn
Jason Schwartzman as Ruben
Terence Stamp as John Canaday
Madeleine Arthur as Older Jane Ulbrich
Delaney Raye as Young Jane Ulbrich
Margaret Keane as Old Lady sitting on the park's bench
Production[edit]
Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski negotiated over the life rights with Margaret Keane and wrote Big Eyes as a spec script. In October 2007, it was announced that development was moving forward with Alexander and Karaszewski directing their script and nightclub operator Andrew Meieran fully financing an under-$20 million budget through his Bureau of Moving Pictures banner.[6] Kate Hudson and Thomas Haden Church were set to star, and filming was to begin in June 2008, but was pushed back over prospects from a new Screen Actors Guild contract.[7][8]
In September 2010, it was announced that Tim Burton had also become involved as producer for the film,[9] and principal photography was scheduled to start in April 2012 with Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds attached to star.[10] By 2013, Burton had taken over directing reins and Big Eyes was set up at The Weinstein Company with Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz starring. Filming began in July 2013.[11]
Big Eyes is Burton's first film since Edward Scissorhands to be edited by someone other than Chris Lebenzon, who had other commitments with Maleficent the same year.
Soundtrack[edit]
Big Eyes: Music From the Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released
December 23, 2014
Genre
Film soundtrack
Label
Interscope Records
It was reported in November 2014 that singer Lana Del Rey would contribute with two original songs to the soundtrack. The songs "Big Eyes" and "I Can Fly", which Lana Del Rey wrote and performed, were leaked in December 2014; the soundtrack album and both songs were officially released on December 23, 2014.[12]
No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length
1. "Big Eyes" Lana Del Rey 4:41
2. "Bludan" Cast of Big Eyes 3:15
3. "Doxy" Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins 4:55
4. "Hey Now" The Red Garland Trio 3:41
5. "Tropicville" Cast of Big Eyes 3:10
6. "Rik-A-Tik" The Lively Ones 3:02
7. "A Minor Goof" Cal Tjader 3:54
8. "I Can Fly" Lana Del Rey 5:48
9. "Opening" Danny Elfman 3:59
10. "Who's the Artist?" Danny Elfman 2:56
11. "Margaret" Danny Elfman 3:03
12. "Walter" Danny Elfman 4:49
13. "Victory" Danny Elfman 4:59
14. "End Credits" Danny Elfman 1:12
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of March 29, 2015, Big Eyes has grossed $14.5 million in North America and $11 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $25.4 million, against a budget of $10 million.[3]
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $3 million, finishing in 15th place at the box office.
Critical reaction[edit]
Big Eyes has received positive reviews, particularly for Waltz and Adams' performances, the script and Burton's direction. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 72%, based on 158 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Well-acted, thought-provoking and a refreshing change of pace for Tim Burton, Big Eyes works both as a biopic and as a timelessly relevant piece of (feminist) social commentary" on the difficulty women often have achieving recognition in a male dominated world.[13] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 62 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]
Accolades[edit]
List of awards and nominations
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref
British Academy Film Awards
February 8, 2015 Best Actress in a Leading Role Amy Adams Nominated [15]
Best Production Design Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau Nominated
Casting Society of America
January 22, 2015 Studio or Independent Comedy Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera, Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter Nominated [16]
Critic's Choice Awards
January 15, 2015 Best Song Lana Del Rey for "Big Eyes" Nominated [17]
Golden Globe Awards
January 11, 2015 Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Christoph Waltz Nominated
Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Amy Adams Won
Best Original Song Lana Del Rey for "Big Eyes" Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards
February 21, 2015 Best Screenplay Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski Nominated [18]
See also[edit]
"Big Eyes" (Lana Del Rey song)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "BIG EYES (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes". The Numbers.
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Big Eyes". Box Office Mojo.
4.Jump up ^ "Harvey Weinstein Praises ‘Big Eyes’ Screenwriters-Producers at Film’s Premiere". Variety.
5.Jump up ^ "Press Conference For The Weinstein Company's "BIG EYES"". Yahoo.
6.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (October 15, 2007). "Alexander, Karaszewski think ‘Big’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
7.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (February 5, 2008). "Kate Hudson to star in ‘Big Eyes’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
8.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (April 2, 2008). "Church to play Keane in ‘Big Eyes’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
9.Jump up ^ Mike Fleming (2010-08-19). "Tim Burton Reunites With 'Ed Wood' Scribes For 'Addams Family' And 'Big Eyes'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
10.Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 22, 2012). "Witherspoon, Reynolds land ‘Big Eyes’". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
11.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (April 2, 2013). "Tim Burton To Direct ‘Big Eyes'; The Weinstein Company Putting Finishing Brush Strokes On Deal For Painting Saga". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
12.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes: Music From the Original Motion Picture". iTunes. December 23, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
13.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
14.Jump up ^ "'Big Eyes' Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
15.Jump up ^ "BAFTA Nominations: ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Leads With 11 – Full List". Deadline.com. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
16.Jump up ^ "Casting Society Unveils Artios Film Nominees". Deadline.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
17.Jump up ^ "2015 Golden Globe Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
18.Jump up ^ "2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards Announced". Rotten Tomatoes. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
External links[edit]
Big Eyes at the Internet Movie Database
Big Eyes at Box Office Mojo
Big Eyes at Rotten Tomatoes
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Big Eyes at History vs. Hollywood
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