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Title: Mr. Turner (2014)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Timothy Spall | ... | JMW Turner | |
| Paul Jesson | ... | William Turner Snr | |
| Dorothy Atkinson | ... | Hannah Danby | |
| Marion Bailey | ... | Sophia Booth | |
| Karl Johnson | ... | Mr Booth | |
| Ruth Sheen | ... | Sarah Danby | |
| Sandy Foster | ... | Evelina | |
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Amy Dawson | ... | Georgiana |
| Lesley Manville | ... | Mary Somerville | |
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Martin Savage | ... | Benjamin Robert Haydon |
| Richard Bremmer | ... | George Jones | |
| Niall Buggy | ... | John Carew | |
| Fred Pearson | ... | Sir William Beechey | |
| Tom Edden | ... | CR Leslie | |
| Jamie Thomas King | ... | David Roberts | |
Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty. Written by Entertainment One
Mike Leigh's "Mr Turner", a 2 1/2 hour movie had me so fascinated that it flew by. As an enraptured audience member I felt like a fly on the wall to witness Mr. Turner's life and creations of art that were depicted with such extraordinary realism. I felt on a gut level how this man's wonderful art was inspired by his feelings and the world surrounding him. There were so many wonderfully chosen moments and the scenery was so detailed and - thank God- lacking any Hollywood glamour. The characters were extremely well researched and portrayed to such a degree that I had the feeling I got to live in 1850's England for the 2 1/2 hours. There was not one moment of "acting' in this movie. How refreshing and inspiring! Timothy Spall's portrayal of Mr Turner was amazing in its detail - He inhabited the role 100 %. He embodied the painter to the last brush stroke. Equally wonderful were the women and everybody else in this brilliantly crafted movie. I shall see it again in case I have missed any detail.