Tim's Vermeer

2013

USA

Documentary directed by magician Teller, and produced by his stage partner Penn Jillette and Farley Ziegler, about Tim Jenison's efforts to prove his theory that Johannes Vermeer knew about and used optical devices to create his astonishing paintings.

Jenison, a successful inventor/engineer in the field of computer graphics spent nearly a decade meticulously reproducing the room pictured in Vermeer's The Music Lesson and then re-creating the painting, using just such an optical device -- a camera obscura. The film is the story of his quest, and it's absolutely fascinating.


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA): Rated PG-13 for some strong language

My IMDb rating: 7 stars out of a possible 10