She created it. He sold it. And everyone bought it.
In the late 1950s and early '60s, artist Walter Keane achieves unbelievable fame and success with portraits of saucer-eyed waifs. However, no one realizes that his wife, Margaret, is the real painter behind the brush. Although Margaret is horrified to learn that Walter is passing off her work as his own, she is too meek to protest too loudly. It isn't until the Keanes' marriage comes to an end and a lawsuit follows that the truth finally comes to light.
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Resolved, classical in form, grave and spare.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Amy AdamsMargaret Keane
- Christoph WaltzWalter Keane
- Danny HustonDick Nolan
- Jon PolitoEnrico Banducci
- Krysten RitterDee-Ann
- Jason SchwartzmanRuben
- Terence StampJohn Canaday
- Madeleine ArthurOlder Jane
- Delaney RayeYoung Jane
- James SaitoJudge
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- Tim BurtonDirector
- Larry KaraszewskiWriter
- Scott AlexanderWriter
- Bruno DelbonnelDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Joseph C. Bond IVEditor
- Lynette Howell TaylorProducer
- Scott AlexanderProducer
- Larry KaraszewskiProducer
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