Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W Turner (1775-1851), played by Timothy Spall.
Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.
Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W Turner (1775-1851), played by Timothy Spall.
Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards at the 87th Academy Awards. Mr. Turner is available on DVD and digital download from May 6, and to celebrate we’re giving away 20 copies on Blu-Ray, valued at $35.00 each.
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