Film Special: Mr. Turner
Timothy Spall delivers an astonishing, Cannes prize-winning performance as 19th-century British painter J.M.W. Turner in this gorgeously shot biopic.
Location
BFVAC - Loew Auditorium
Sponsored by
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Audience
Public
Master filmmaker Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky) has long been fascinated by J.M.W. Turner, the visionary, radical mid-19th century British painter, known for his eccentricity and off-putting intensity. Anchored by Timothy Spall's astonishing, Cannes prize-winning performance, the film brings tiny details of Victorian England to vivid life, combining domestic intimacy with an epic sweep. As Turner, Timothy Spall took the Best Actor Award at Cannes, capturing the breadth of the man's vulgar, obsessive tragicomic humanity. D: Mike Leigh, UK, 2014, 149m
Location
BFVAC - Loew Auditorium
Sponsored by
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Audience
Public
