With a cast that includes Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz, this film seems like a worthwhile gamble with time & money, especially considering it’s coming out of Tim Burton’s head. The beautiful Krysten Ritter has the tough job of selling the movie to media & audiences as she made appearances on ‘Good Morning America’ earlier this morning, as well as the film’s premiere yesterday at NYC’s famous Museum of Modern Art.
Here’s the film’s plot & trailer:
Margaret Keane’s work as an artist became phenomenally successful in the 1950s, but she was given no recognition for her work. Her husband, Walter Keane, claimed to be the artist and became a national celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply in hardware stores and gas stations across the United States. Margaret generated the paintings from their basement and Walter’s contribution was adding his signature to the bottom. The ruse broke up their marriage, and when she tried to make it known that she authored the paintings, they ended up in a court battle after she found that Walter took the paintings without permission. The case culminated in a dramatic courtroom showdown. Source