The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic76/100
174 audience votes
Key crew
- TellerDirector
- Conrad PopeOriginal Music Composer
- Penn JilletteWriter
- TellerWriter
Cast
- Tim JenisonHimself
- Penn JilletteHimself
- Martin MullHimself
- TellerHimself
- Philip SteadmanHimself
- David HockneyHimself
- Colin BlakemoreHimself
Stills
Themes
art collectorexperimentinventorpaintinginvestigatorartart historycuriousart restorationfine artart detectiveoptical