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Tim's Vermeer
2014 80m PG-13
Documentary
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History
7.8
90%
86%
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Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.
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Directed By
Teller
Written By
Penn Jillette
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Teller
Studio
High Delft Pictures
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Cast of Tim's Vermeer
Tim Jenison
Himself
Penn Jillette
Himself
Martin Mull
Himself
Teller
Himself
Philip Steadman
Himself
David Hockney
Himself
Colin Blakemore
Himself
Tim's Vermeer Reviews
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.
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.
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.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Tim's Vermeer is film as forensics, bringing math and science to bear to solve an art-world mystery.
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.
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.
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.
Orange County Register
Michael Sragow
Teller, the quiet half of the iconoclastic magic act Penn and Teller, crafts a captivating documentary portrait of the artist as a tinkerer.
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.
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.
New Yorker
Richard Brody
As mechanical as the procedure it depicts.
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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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Tim's Vermeer: Martin Mull Visits
Tim's Vermeer: Tim Is Not A Painter
Tim's Vermeer: Tim Examines Vermeers
Tim's Vermeer: Tim Paints His Father-In-Law
Tim's Vermeer: Pen, Teller, and Tim Visit Buckingham Palace
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