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Mike Leigh, a great director, has produced a marvelous film about another great artist.

I do not mean to put them on an equal plane but still, the approach to this life is often impressionistic and lets the viewer draw his own conclusions.

Bits and pieces form a whole as one of my favorite character actors gets a star turn. Timothy Spall is

Mr. Turner (2014)

Perhaps not realistically, I do not know. But he certainly gets to the heart of the man. The emotional core.

We see a lot of pictures. So many, the volume of the works is astounding. But I am told that this is how it was. Turner left the bulk to the British nation.

We see, in the end, a rich American making an offer he thinks Turner cannot refuse. But he does.

I really liked this film a lot. It has many twists and turns and is a bit messy. But that is life.

I have been waiting for Timothy Spall to get major recognition as an astute and talented actor and here it is, his breakout performance.

One of the things we hope for in any film about art and artists is that the film pay due attention to such things as color, composition and even the rhythm of a set or setting. Costumes in tune. This is a constant pleasure in this film. All hopes realized.

I will give this a 5 out of Netflix5 because I am committed to see it again sometime.

Labels: art, best films, films