Mr. Turner, the Fighting Temeraire Painter.

Hi Charlie !
Today I would like to tell you about a peculiar film I saw a month ago :

Mr. Turner is a biographical film about the last year of the great eponymous romantic painter.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London in 1775 and died in 1851 in Chelsea. He chiefly painted landscapes and is also known for his water-coloured work. He is considered to be a preface to impressionism, but his work is still controversial and his style only started to be entirely appreciated in the early twentieth century.
The film relates his eventful last year. He lived with his father and his servant, he travelled a lot to find inspiration. But when his father died, he isolated himself, although he met Mrs Booth, and she seemed to bring him joy.

This is a very singular film, a lot of people said it was boring while going out of the cinema . Actually, this can be an effect of the staging : the film is only made of facts and the interpretation is left to the spectator. Which, in my opinion, is a risky choice but so well-thought ! This is what makes this film authentic. The actors are amazing in their roles, and you could tell that they are trying to be loyal to the characters, outside of any kind of judgement.
 So if you are looking for a funny, with an intellectual value and sometimes poetic film, I strongly recommend it to you.

Agathe M.