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Tim's Vermeer
Directed by
Teller
PG-13
2013
80m
Documentary
,
History
7.8
90%
86%
7.2
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Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.
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Cast of Tim's Vermeer
Tim Jenison
Himself / Executive Producer
Penn Jillette
Himself / Writer / Producer
Martin Mull
Himself
Teller
Himself / Director / Writer / Executive Producer
Philip Steadman
Himself
David Hockney
Himself
Colin Blakemore
Himself
Farley Ziegler
Producer
Peter Adam Golden
Executive Producer
Glenn S. Alai
Executive Producer
Natalie Jenison
Associate Producer
Shane F. Kelly
Director Of Photography
Patrick Sheffield
Editor
Nick Smith
Colorist
Conrad Pope
Original Music Composer
Chris Baron
Musician
Matt Coby
Dialogue Editor
Larry Blake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Billy Theriot
Sound Editor
Jay Duerr
Music Editor
Tim's Vermeer Ratings & Reviews
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
It's obvious in hindsight why Penn and Teller would be so drawn to this ethereally beautiful mystery: Their passion for all things seemingly magical, often mechanical, and always amazing is practically their trademark.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
"Tim's Vermeer" is about many things - art history, technology, painting technique, beauty - but ultimately it's a beguiling study of fascination.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
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.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Unexpectedly dazzling.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Tim's Vermeer is film as forensics, bringing math and science to bear to solve an art-world mystery.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
"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.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Some movies are great because of their artistry; "Tim's Vermeer" achieves greatness - OK, semi-greatness - by placing the act of artistic creation itself under a microscope.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
"Tim's Vermeer" makes a convincing case that Vermeer could have painted the way Jenison says he did. It also makes a pretty powerful ancillary point: that some people are both geniuses and geeks.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
"Tim's Vermeer" is a diverting 80-minute account of one man's mission to explore the Vermeer optics theory in detail.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
As mechanical as the procedure it depicts.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
Tim's Vermeer is a highly entertaining, provocative film about an amazing experiment, and it's straightforward in its presentation and aims, throwing no curveballs.
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Leonard Maltin
An improbable subject has inspired a unique documentary which comes with an unusual pedigree: it was produced by those inventive magicians Penn and Teller, and directed by Teller.
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Caryn James
Jenison's obsession is the basis for a playful,entertaining film. I wasn't convinced for a millisecond by his wackadoodle theory, but I enjoyed every minute of Tim's Vermeer.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Art purists can relax since [inventor Tim] Jenison, a video wiz with little talent for painting, never really challenges Vermeer's genius for conception and composition. Technology is the thing at issue here.
RogerEbert.com
Glenn Kenny
The movie is straightforward, brisk, engaging, and sometimes even moving.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Shooting in unattractive, hard-edge digital, Teller condenses Mr. Jenison's years-long pursuit into 80 glib, alternately diverting, exasperating and tedious minutes.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
A fascinating documentary that poses a compelling aesthetic query: did 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer use optical devices to achieve his gorgeously photo-realistic, light-filled artwork?
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
"Tim's Vermeer," a fascinating documentary by the comic magicians Penn & Teller, has a way of arousing passionate feelings while provoking fresh ideas about the porous border between technology and art.
Associated Press
Jake Coyle
The film - an ode to craftsmanship - establishes without a doubt that many of the traits we reserve for other fields - dedication, ingenuity - are also inherent to the artistic process. Ta-da.
The Hollywood Reporter
Todd McCarthy
A captivating look at a high-tech inventor who presumes to replicate the work of a great painter.
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Tim's Vermeer
Tim's Vermeer
Trailer
Martin Mull Visits
Martin Mull Visits
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Tim Is Not A Painter
Tim Is Not A Painter
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Tim Examines Vermeers
Tim Examines Vermeers
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Tim Paints His Father-In-Law
Tim Paints His Father-In-Law
Scene
Pen, Teller, and Tim Visit Buckingham Palace
Pen, Teller, and Tim Visit Buckingham Palace
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