Tim's Vermeer

Tim's Vermeer
Poster
Directed byTeller
Written by
Produced by
  • Penn Jillette
  • Farley Ziegler
CinematographyShane F. Kelly
Edited byPatrick Sheffield
Music byConrad Pope
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31) (United States, limited)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,671,377[1]

Tim's Vermeer is a 2013 documentary film, directed by Teller, produced by his stage partner Penn Jillette and Farley Ziegler,[2] about inventor Tim Jenison's efforts[3] to duplicate[4] the painting techniques of Johannes Vermeer, in order to test his hypothesis that Vermeer painted with the help of optical devices.[5]

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival[6] and was released in limited theatrical release in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on January 31, 2014.[7]

  1. ^ "Tim's Vermeer (2014) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  2. ^ "Tim's Vermeer (2013) -- Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Andersen, Kurt (November 29, 2013). "Reverse-Engineering a Genius (Has a Vermeer Mystery Been Solved?)". Vanity Fair.
  4. ^ Tim Jenison's Vermeer, The Music Lesson (photograph) Archived January 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Debruge, Peter (September 2, 2013). "Telluride Film Review: 'Tim's Vermeer'". Variety. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Sony Pictures Classics Unlocks Tim's Vermeer". ComingSoon.net. July 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  7. ^ Dargis, Manohla (January 30, 2014). "Dutch Masterwork, Under Reconstruction". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2014.