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BIG EYES (2009)

Kate plays Margaret Keane

A drama centered on the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

Directed by: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Written by: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Co-stars: Thomas Haden Church
Genre: Drama, Biopic
Filming: Was set to start in June but there has been no sign of a start yet ...
Budget: $18m
Box Office: US - $; UK - £. Grossed $ in it's opening weekend in the USA showing on Screens
Runtime: mins / hr mins

• 2009


Trailers: none available
Clips: none available
Gallery: none available




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{1} More on Margaret Keane from Variety: Walter Keane made his mark in the late 1950s with stylistic paintings of big-eyed children, mass producing prints sold cheaply in hardware stores and gas stations. While huge sales made him a regular "Tonight Show" guest, there was one problem. "He couldn't paint a lick," said director/writer Larry Karaszewski. "He was a genius businessman who desperately wanted to be an artist, and who married an artist with a self-image problem and took full advantage. He kept her in the basement and signed his name to her work." The ruse broke up the marriage. After Margaret became a Jehovah's Witness and embraced that faith's prohibition against lying, she finally blew the whistle on her ex. "Her rebellion coincided with the feminist movement, and when he began calling her his crazy ex-wife, she sued him," Alexander said. The 1965 court case climaxed when the judge put up two easels and challenged plaintiff and defendant to get up and paint. Margaret did, but Walter brushed off the challenge, blaming a shoulder injury.
{2} Will not be affected by the writer's strike because they signed a waiver
{3} Whilst promoting Fool's Gold and her hair products in early 2008, Kate said she was debating whether to cut her hair for this role. As of now, there has been no sign of a short cut ... "


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DVD - US (Region 1) | UK (Region 2)


• IMDB
• Keane Eyes Gallery
• MargaretKeane.com
• Margaret Keane at Wikipedia



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