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Mr. Turner

Synopsis

Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter JMW Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father and loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
149 mins
Director
Mike Leigh
Producer
Georgina Lowe
Executive Producer
Norman Merry, Tessa Ross, Gail Egan
Editor
Jon Gregory
Screenwriter
Mike Leigh
Director of Photography
Dick Pope
Production Designer
Suzie Davies
Composer
Gary Yershon
Principal cast
Timothy Spall, Tom Wlaschiha, Lesley Manville, Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Production Partners
Thin Man Films, Film4, Focus Features, BFI, LipSync Productions, Xofa Productions, Diaphana Films, France 3, Amusement Park Films, Canal +, Cine +, France Télévisions

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Thin Man Films

9 Greek St
London, W1D 4DQ
UK
T: +44 (0)20 7734 7372
E: info@thinmanfilms.co.uk
W: https://thinmanfilms.co.uk/

Film4

124 Horseferry Rd
London, SW1P 2TX
UK
T: +44 (0)20 7396 4444
W: www.film4.com/

Sales Company

Sunray Films

12 Sunray Avenue
Herne Hill
London, SE24 9PY
UK
T: +44 (0)758 033 758
E: cq@sunrayfilms.co.uk

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