Movie #1087 "Tim's Vermeer" was an excellent documentary on a very odd subject. The movie was about this inventor, Tim, a friend of Penn and Teller's (it's directed by them) who wants to test a theory he has about Vermeer's paintings --- he thinks the reason his stuff looks so detailed and photographic is that Vermeer used a camera obscure and a mirror to create his images, which is a controversial way of thinking about the older artists. If he did, then is it still art? or was he a scientist AND an artist? or just a scientist. Tim takes 7 months to recreate Vermeer's music room, without being able to pain -- but by using the theory above. He doesn't pretend to think it's better or even equal to Vermeer's work, but the creation and the movie itself is astounding. But this movie isn't for everyone........it's a bit slow and tedious, like the method he used to recreate Vermeer's work, but to those interested in the subject, the film is astounding. Take it from there.
Tim's Vermeer
2013 PG-13 Rated PG-1380 mins I would give this movie 4 stars out of 5.
Teller, of Penn & Teller fame, directs this absorbing film about inventor Tim Jenison's quest to solve one of art's greatest mysteries: How did Dutch master Johannes Vermeer paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography?
Cast: Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull,
No comments:
Post a Comment