Fresh
"Tim's Vermeer" is about many things - art history, technology, painting technique, beauty - but ultimately it's a beguiling study of fascination.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Overview
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
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We should never forget that Penn and Teller are professional bamboozlers, and their attempt to re-frame the definition of genius might be nothing but smoke and mirrors.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
Unexpectedly dazzling.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Tim's Vermeer is film as forensics, bringing math and science to bear to solve an art-world mystery.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
"Tim's Vermeer" is a movie for people who like to think, who like to ponder the big questions surrounding art and the act of creation.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
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