The Art of Us (2017)

Sparks fly when a dog walker with hidden artistic talent becomes the subject of an art history professor's plans to Impress her employers at an art exhibition.

Director:

Kristoffer Tabori (as K.T. Donaldson)

Writers:

Karen Berger (teleplay), Teri Wilson (book)

Stars:

Taylor Cole, Steve Lund, Brenda Crichlow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taylor Cole	...	Harper Higgins
Steve Lund	...	Tom Becker
Brenda Crichlow	...	Lindsay
Malcolm Stewart	...	Lars Browning
Ken Tremblett	...	Dr. Martin
Corey Sevier	...	Rick
Keith MacKechnie	...	Frank
Frances Flanagan	...	Victoria Bainbridge
Natalie von Rotsburg	...	Peyton
Jennifer Laporte	...	Casey
Nathan Witte	...	Marshall (as Nathan White)
Jennifer-Juniper Angeli	...	Nancy (as Jennifer Juniper Angeli)
Ted Cole	...	Dean Whitney
Elizabeth Weinstein	...	Lisa Whitney
Gaalen Engen	...	Mac

Storyline

Dr. Harper Higgins is an Adjunct Professor of Art History at the Cambridge Institute of Fine Arts. To make ends meet, she also teaches an adult painting class at the Arts Collective. She once aspired to the life of a painter herself, that is until her last show a year ago resulted in a scathing review by an esteemed art critic named Rick, who also happened to be her boyfriend at the time, that review which led to them breaking up and she putting down her paint brush for good. Although she never aspired to the life of an academic, she, as appointed curator, has managed to secure a famous artist for the Institute's upcoming Art Exhibition, it being a success which she hopes will lead to a promotion to a full time position. When that artist backs out, Harper scrambles to find a replacement. Who she hopes will be approved is the man she literally stumbled onto who became her dog walker, Tom Becker, his artwork which she truly admires. Untrained Tom only began to paint as therapy when he ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead is named Harper Higgins. Thelma Harper from Mama's Family is has a daughter Unice Higgins. So therefore the lead is a reference to Thelma Harper and Unice Higgins.

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Goofs

There is no evidence that Van Gogh had any children, hence he would not have grandchildren.

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Soundtracks

Spread My Wings
Written by Greg Thomson
Performed by Ben Fast

User Reviews

Three reasons i like this more than usual Hallmark movies.

• Taylor Cole and Steve Lund. In some Hallmark movies i don't like any of the lead actors, in some just one of them and in others both. In this case it's certainly the latter.

• The art. Hallmark makes movies about photography and painting all the time. Too many times the work of supposed talented or successful artists is just ridiculous. Not this time though.

• The twist. You know how in every Hallmark movie the stars break up with ten minutes left in the movie and get back together three minutes before the end? Hallmark does it because it works, it adds a dramatic effect that usually makes the entire movie better. But after watching hundreds of Hallmark movies, this not happening for once is a very welcome twist

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coup de foudre et petits mensonges

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD