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Mr. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh , the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson , Paul Jesson , Marion Bailey , Lesley Manville , and Martin Savage .
- $22.2 million
- Gary Yershon
- £8.4 million
- Georgina Lowe
Oct 31, 2014 · Mr. Turner: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey. An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
Dec 19, 2014 · Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner. Filmmaker Mike Leigh's biography of the landscape painter J.M.W. Turner is what critics call "austere"—which means it's slow and grim and deliberately hard to love—yet it's fascinating, and the performances and photography are outstanding. Leigh, the writer and director of such classics as "Naked" and " Secrets and ...
Nov 3, 2014 · As for Mr Turner, there are plenty of bursts of raucous laughter, most of them generated by Spall, whose ear for a well-timed line is as keen as his character’s eye for colourful detail. He may ...
Dec 18, 2014 · Though he and his parents are admirers and collectors of good paintings — and steadfast champions of the film’s hero, J. M. W. Turner — the Ruskin of Mr. Leigh’s film is a cruelly etched ...
- Mike Leigh
Dec 19, 2014 · The Strange World — And Life — Of 'Mr. Turner' The biopic of landscape painter J. M. W. Turner depicts a man whose mind is barely engaged by anything other than his work. He's a mystery, and ...
Nov 6, 2014 · Turner lives with Hannah and his father William (Paul Jesson), who had been a barber. Turner’s humble origins were evident to class-conscious Georgian society from his strong Cockney...
