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Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
Philip Steadman
- Self
- (as Prof. Philip Steadman)
Daniëlle Lokin
- Self
- (as Daniélle Lokin)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAbout 2400 hours of footage was collected. Director Teller had trouble editing the footage down to feature-film length and considered stopping the editing process all together. He consulted his friend Penn on where to go next, and Penn gave him a one sentence plot summary: "A man discovers how to create art without knowing how." This was all Teller needed to get the film down to feature-film length.
- Quotes
Tim Jenison: There's also this modern idea that art and technology must never meet - you know, you go to school for technology or you go to school for art, but never for both... And in the Golden Age, they were one and the same person.
- SoundtracksSmoke On The Water
(uncredited)
Written by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover amd Ritchie Blackmore
Performed by Tim Jenison
Featured review
Interesting "home movie" about a man's obsession
This is a fascinating, laid-back look at one man's obsession in figuring out how Vermeer painted so realistically. Whether his conclusion is accurate or not is irrelevant: the film is worth watching to trace his obsessive journey to find "the truth". There is humour in this film and a wonderful cameo from English painter David Hockney. The film has a bit of a home movie feel to it: producer and director Penn & Teller obviously knew Tim Jenison, the movie's subject, and decided his quirky story was worth telling. The film is enhanced by a charming yet unobtrusive musical score, primarily flute and piano.
You know when people tell you to 'follow your dream'? This guy did and entertained us along the way.
You know when people tell you to 'follow your dream'? This guy did and entertained us along the way.
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- Apr 3, 2014
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Vermeer's Edge
- Filming locations
- Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands(Some exteriors)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,671,377
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $49,777
- Feb 2, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $1,686,917
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
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