Big Eyes

"She created it. He sold it. And everyone bought it."

Dec 25 2014 PG-13 1h 46m
Biography, Crime, Drama

In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.

Plot

In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children with big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings.

Written by

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Directed by

Tim Burton

Cast

Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Tim Burton Productions, Electric City Entertainment, Silverwood Films, The Weinstein Company

Languages

Français, English, Italiano

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 wins & 18 nominations total

Trailers
Big Eyes Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Tim Burton, Amy Adams Movie HD
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