Synopsis: |
From the whimsical mind of director Tim Burton, BIG EYES tells the outrageous true story of one of the most epic art frauds in history. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane had reached success beyond belief, revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered though: Walter’s works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret. The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a colossal lie that had fooled the entire world. A tale too incredible to be fiction, BIG EYES centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
BIG EYES is directed by Academy Award® nominee Tim Burton (DARK SHADOWS, ALICE IN WONDERLAND), and written by Golden Globe winners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, ED WOOD), who also produce along with Lynette Howell of Electric City Entertainment. Danny Huston (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, CHILDREN OF MEN), Krysten Ritter (DON’T TRUST THE B---- IN APT. 23, BREAKING BAD), Jason Schwartzman (SAVING MR. BANKS, MOONRISE KINGDOM), Terence Stamp (UNFINISHED SONG, THE LIMEY) and Jon Polito (THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE, MILLER’S CROSSING) also star. Katterli Frauenfelder and Derek Frey are executive producers. Triple Academy Award® nominee Bruno Delbonnel (AMELIE) is cinematographer, Academy Award® winner Rick Heinrichs (SLEEPY HOLLOW) is production designer, and three-time Oscar winner Colleen Atwood (ALICE IN WONDERLAND, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, CHICAGO) is costume designer. |