![]() ![]() From he production notes interview: Schwrtzman “notes the scene in Woody Allen’s SLEEPER, when many years in the future, the Keane paintings are the only art that has endured. We thought by making this film we could tell a very great personal story, as well as discuss issues of the art world and the Women’s Movement.” JASON SCHWARTZMAN stars as a gallery owner in BIG EYES. ![]() And there are some people who think the Keanes are the worst painters of all time. “Scott and I are very attracted to these sorts of biographies of people who you initially didn’t think were important and who were marginalized.” He notes that ED WOOD, their first film with Tim Burton, “was about someone who people thought was the worst filmmaker of all time. LARRY FLYNT) and producing one about actor Bob Crane (AUTO FOCUS). Through the course of the story, she learns to stand up for herself.” Alexander and Karaszewski have a tremendous track record with biopics, having written films about comedian Andy Kaufman (MAN ON THE MOON) and publisher Larry Flynt (THE PEOPLE VS. It starts with her as a 1950’s housewife who does everything for her husband. “We thought Margaret was a great female character that embodied the beginning of the Women’s Movement. “There were a lot of reasons why we wanted to make this movie,” says Karaszewski. “If it weren’t true, I wouldn’t believe it.” “It’s a great piece of history that nobody knows,” says Alexander. ![]() Intrigued, they began to research a story that would take ten years to finally go into production. ![]() In 2003, writing partners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski learned the stranger than fiction story of Margaret and Walter Keane, the top selling painters of the 1960s. A tale too incredible to be fiction, BIG EYES centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work. The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a colossal lie that had fooled the entire world. The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered though: Walter’s works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane had reached success beyond belief, revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The story of Margaret Keane and Big Eyes - from the extensive and excellent Production Notes:įrom the whimsical mind of director Tim Burton, BIG EYES tells the outrageous true story of one of the most epic art frauds in history. (L-R) AMY ADAMS, KRYSTEN RITTER, and CHRISTOPH WALTZ star in BIG EYES. Watch the trailer - there are some great sneak peeks there, too. I’ve asked the PR team if we can get more photos of the interior design… we’ll see. But then, I read the extensive Production Notes - and oh my, I was drawn right into the many facets of this extraordinary truth-is-stranger-than-fiction tale. So here you go, 2,500+ words excerpted from the press kit, which digs deep. I started out this story thinking I’d keep it short and feature the photos from the press materials - especially the interiors - along with some information I was able to find online about the production design. Tim Burton does the 1960s - art and pop culture 1960s, no less! Director of Photography BRUNO DELBONNEL (left), Director TIM BURTON (center), and AMY ADAMS (right) on the set of BIG EYES. The fascinating conflict: Her husband took all the credit - “…one of the most epic art frauds in history.” Of course, we also cannot wait to see the interiors, set and costume designs in the film. Kate and I cannot wait to see this film - the story of artist Margaret Keane, painter of the iconic, midcentury Big Eyes paintings - the top-selling paintings of the 1960s. The much anticipated Tim Burton movie, Big Eyes, is in theaters on Dec. Production design: Color, art - and is that Tiki Bob’s? Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes. ![]()
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