UK,
2014, 149 min
Directed by:
Mike LeighScreenplay:
Mike LeighCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Gary YershonCast:
Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville, Jamie Thomas King, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Leo Bill, Richard Dixon, Ruth Sheen (more)VOD (3)
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Mike Leigh writes and directs this Academy Award-nominated biographical drama about British artist J.M.W. Turner, who is here portrayed by Timothy Spall. The film explores the last 25 years or so of Turner's life in which he suffers greatly after the loss of his beloved father William (Paul Jesson) and has relations with his housekeeper Hannah Danby (Dorothy Atkinson) and, later, landlady Sophia Booth (Marion Bailey), who he lives with in Chelsea until his death. During this time he refuses to acknowledge the existence of his two illegitimate daughters Evelina (Sandy Foster) and Georgiana (Amy Dawson) and develops his painting style, which is often both praised and criticised. (Entertainment One)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2015 - Dick Pope (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2015 - Gary Yershon (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 2015 - Suzie Davies (Best Achievement in Production Design)
- 2015 - Jacqueline Durran (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2015 - Dick Pope (Best Cinematography)
- 2015 - Best Costume Design
- 2015 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 2015 - Best Production Design
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2014 - Technical Achievement
- 2014 - Best British Independent Film
- 2014 - Mike Leigh (Best Director)
- 2014 - Timothy Spall (Best Actor)
- 2014 - Dorothy Atkinson (Best Supporting Actress)
European Film Awards
- 2014 - Timothy Spall (Best Actor)
Polish Film Awards
- 2016 - Mike Leigh (Best European Film)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2015 - Dick Pope (Best Cinematography)
- 2015 - Jacqueline Durran (Best Costume Design)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2014 - Dick Pope (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2014 - Timothy Spall (Best Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2014 - Timothy Spall (Best Actor)
- 2014 - Mike Leigh (Golden Palm - Official Competition)