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Tim's Vermeer

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 20m
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7.8/10
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Tim's Vermeer (2013)
Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.
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Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

  • Director
    • Teller
  • Writers
    • Penn Jillette
    • Teller
  • Stars
    • Tim Jenison
    • Penn Jillette
    • Martin Mull
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    8.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Teller
    • Writers
      • Penn Jillette
      • Teller
    • Stars
      • Tim Jenison
      • Penn Jillette
      • Martin Mull
    • 53User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Tim Jenison
    Tim Jenison
    • Self
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Self
    Martin Mull
    Martin Mull
    • Self
    Philip Steadman
    • Self
    • (as Prof. Philip Steadman)
    David Hockney
    David Hockney
    • Self
    Colin Blakemore
    • Self
    Leslie Jenison
    • Self
    Eric Armitage
    • Self
    Daniëlle Lokin
    • Self
    • (as Daniélle Lokin)
    Bob Groothuis
    • Self
    Ankie Bonnet
    • Self
    Ruth Steadman
    • Self
    Mike Hayes
    • Self
    Nicola Vigini
    • Self
    Graham Toms
    • Self
    Claire Jenison
    • Self
    Luren Jenison
    • Self
    Natalie Jenison
    • Self
    • Director
      • Teller
    • Writers
      • Penn Jillette
      • Teller
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      About 2400 hours of footage was collected. Director Teller had trouble editing the footage down to feature-film length and considered stopping the editing process all together. He consulted his friend Penn on where to go next, and Penn gave him a one sentence plot summary: "A man discovers how to create art without knowing how." This was all Teller needed to get the film down to feature-film length.
    • Quotes
      • Tim Jenison: There's also this modern idea that art and technology must never meet - you know, you go to school for technology or you go to school for art, but never for both... And in the Golden Age, they were one and the same person.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 433: TIFF 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Smoke On The Water
      (uncredited)
      Written by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover amd Ritchie Blackmore
      Performed by Tim Jenison

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 17, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Sony Pictures Website
    • Languages
      • English
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Vermeer's Edge
    • Filming locations
      • Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands(Some exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • High Delft Pictures
      • Sony Pictures Classics
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,671,377
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $49,777
      • Feb 2, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,686,917
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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