Tim's Vermeer (2013)

Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

Director:

Teller

Writers:

Penn Jillette, Teller

Stars:

Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Jenison	...	Self
Penn Jillette	...	Self
Martin Mull	...	Self
Philip Steadman	...	Self (as Prof. Philip Steadman)
David Hockney	...	Self
Colin Blakemore	...	Self
Leslie Jenison	...	Self
Eric Armitage	...	Self
Daniëlle Lokin	...	Self (as Daniélle Lokin)
Bob Groothuis	...	Self
Ankie Bonnet	...	Self
Ruth Steadman	...	Self
Mike Hayes	...	Self
Nicola Vigini	...	Self
Graham Toms	...	Self

Storyline

Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

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Plot Keywords:

painting | inventor | geometry | video tester | woodworking | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took Tim Jenison five years to finish reproducing the Vermeer painting.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Don Rickles/Kate Mara/Penn & Teller (2015)

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Soundtracks

Smoke On The Water
(uncredited)
Written by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover amd Ritchie Blackmore
Performed by Tim Jenison

User Reviews

The Mind is Greater than the Paint Brush?

The Penn and Teller imprint makes sense, as this is in part a magic trick. It's also one hell of a documentary, a detective story, an art history lesson, a science project and I don't know, a baby's arm holding an apple? Watched it with my 11 year old twin boys, who've come across Penn & Teller before, but like me they were captivated by Tim. His matter-of-fact approach, and a wizened kindness that is there along with his obsessive engineering mind made him a great character on the screen.

And probably a pretty decent person in real-life. It's nice that he has had enough commercial success in life that he can spend time rather than money, but even he questions the depths of his obsession. (Good thing they had decided to film this early on, as he admits to the camera.) He's certainly a do-er, and to us lazy mere thinkers, that's always impressive to see in action.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Sony Pictures Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

17 January 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Vermeer's Edge

Filming Locations:

Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$49,777, 2 February 2014

Gross USA:

$1,671,377

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,686,917

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Delft Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color