Plot
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
Mike Leigh
Directed by
Mike Leigh
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, Germany, France
Production Companies
Film4 Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Xofa Productions, Focus Features International (FFI), Thin Man Films, Lipsync Productions, Untitled 13
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 20 wins & 71 nominations total