A tribute from one master of his art to another

Mike Leigh's latest drama takes a look at the last quarter century of the great British painter J.M.W. Turner (Timothy Spall) who won the Best Actor award at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his performance.

Throughout this period Turner travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.

Genres: Drama
Running time: TBA
Starring: Dorothy Atkinson,Lesley Manville,Marion Bailey,Martin Savage,Paul Jesson,Ruth Sheen,Timothy Spall
Age restriction: TBA
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Produced by: Danielle Brandon,Georgina Lowe,Helen Grearson,Norman Merry

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