In the 1950s, many women in America were stuck in traditional role models. But Margaret Keane wanted out. With Big Eyes, Tim Burton brings the true story of a stunning art scandal to the screen—and paints a fascinating portrait of a woman fighting for her freedom!
This is what “Big Eyes” is all about:
Shy Margaret (Amy Adams) seizes the opportunity. A brave new beginningShe leaves the boring suburbs, files for divorce, and moves to San Francisco with her daughter. There she fights as Single mother Struggling to survive in a furniture factory, she sells her photographs for a dollar on the weekends. But the reboot pays off when she meets Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz) – a charming but suspicious scammerMargaret has no idea that there is a dictator behind his smile. When she becomes Mrs. Kane, she overlooks her husband's dark side.
The real artist sits in the storage room.
Walter is only an average painter, but he is a shrewd businessman who quickly notices his wife's potential: people love her. “Big eyes” pictures.cheesy Children's faces with big eyes Displays. Walter sells the pictures as his own. From a purely economic point of view, this makes sense; women were at best the butt of ridicule in the art scene of the time.
The real artist, Margaret, is increasingly frustrated, but continues to work diligently in the converted studio. storage room. She even has to deprive herself of her daughter. Her husband sells the pictures with great success and the cash register rings. Soon there is not much left of the initial love and the relationship turns into a business relationship. They are primarily held together by the fear of the protagonists: Margaret and Walter fear… Technical fraud It can be exposed.
The Real Margaret Keane: 'The Movie Completely Hits My Life'
In an interview with the German Press Agency in 2015, the real Margaret Keane explained that “Burton's film” It hits my life exactly“The basics are in it.”
Caine, who died in California in 2022 at the age of 94, appears in the movie “Big Eyes” — now Gwen – brilliantly Amy Adams Played. Along with Christoph Waltz, who also received recognition for his role, Adams gives an outstanding performance that earned her a Golden Globe Award in 2015. “Best Actress – Comedy/Musical” Brought.
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