Big eyes
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Big eyes |
| Original title | Big eyes |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 10 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tim Burton |
| script |
Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
| production | Scott Alexander Tim Burton Lynette Howell Larry Karaszewski |
| music | Danny Elfman |
| camera | Bruno Delbonnel |
| cut | JC Bond |
| occupation | |
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Big Eyes is an American film by Tim Burton from the year 2014 . After the premiere on December 15, 2014 in New York, the film was released in American cinemas on December 25, 2014. The film is based on the real life of the painter Margaret Keane and her husband Walter. Ms. Keane said of the film: "It hits my life exactly, the essentials are in".
action
Margaret leaves her husband and moves to San Francisco with her daughter Jane , where she meets Walter Keane, who poses as a painter. After a short time they marry spontaneously so that the former husband can no longer claim custody of this daughter. They gain fame in the 1950s because Margaret Keane paints children with dark, big eyes and Walter successfully markets the pictures. In coordination with Margaret, he poses as the author of the pictures - also because he is the ingenious media manager and self-marketer and women’s painting does not sell so well. Since not everyone can afford a painting, they sell posters and postcards of the paintings in Walter's gallery . They will soon be able to move into a luxurious house with a swimming pool. Margaret paints the pictures in the locked studio and denies herself to her daughter in this regard.
When the marriage breaks up in the mid-1960s, she moves to Hawaii with her daughter and transfers the supposedly sole copyright to Walter's earlier and 100 later works. In a court case brought by her, the true genesis of the kitschy, but successful works of art, which still bring in an impressive fortune, is clarified. Have both spouses paint an "eye" picture in the courtroom. Margaret's picture in typical style is ready in less than an hour. Walter advances pain in his right shoulder to avoid the test. The judge decides in Margaret's favor.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album was released on December 23, 2014. Singer Lana Del Rey contributed the two songs Big Eyes and I Can Fly . Danny Elfman wrote six other songs including the outro for the film.
reception
Reviews
“In 'Big Eyes', Tim Burton deals with many motifs and details that he already had a preference for in his previous work: The period of American modernization of consumer culture, which, incidentally, also included the hoopla about the Big Eyes pictures itself counts, can be seen particularly well in California. Last but not least, this film is a celebration of set (Margaret and Walter's house together!), Costumes and contemporary fashions. But behind this there is a weighty topic that falls victim to the comedic tone that Waltz in particular strikes. "
Awards
- Won by Amy Adams for Best Actress - Comedy / Musical
- Nominated in the categories of Best Actor - Comedy / Musical and Best Film Song
- Nominated in the Best Screenplay category
- Nominated in two categories
- Nominated in the Best Song category
literature
- Fritz Göttler: Zombies from the west coast. Tim Burton tells the absurd but true story of Margaret and Walter Keane in his film "Big Eyes". A brazen art theft that stayed in the family. With Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 28, 2015, p. 12. Online version
Web links
- Big Eyes in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Big Eyes atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Big eyes. The Weinstein Company , February 2015, archived from the original on February 11, 2015 ; accessed on January 27, 2019 (English, official website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Approval certificate for Big Eyes . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2015 (PDF; test number: 150 219 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Big Eyes . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Addie Morfoot: Harvey Weinstein Praises 'Big Eyes' Screenwriters-Producers at film's premiere. Variety , December 16, 2014, accessed January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Interview with Margaret Keane - »The lies were a nightmare« " . In: Monopol - Magazin für Kunst und Leben, April 17, 2014. Last accessed September 11, 2018.
- ↑ Bert Rebhandl: This art does not need theory, but love. In: Feuilleton. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 23, 2015, accessed on January 26, 2019 : "A celebration of equipment"