Big Eyes was one of few artist biographies that truly captured the flaws of society, the love of unique artistic touches, and the strong will of one woman to fight for herself, her daughter, and most importantly her “big eyes.” I enjoyed this film far more than I expected I would. I would give Big […]
Read MoreBig Eyes, by Rachel Susser
The film “Big Eyes” is a biography from the 1950s and early 60s, based on a true story of a man named Walter Keane known as Christoph Waltz who achieves insane fame from drawings and paintings of saucer-eyed waifs as they were called. His fame came from his wife’s paintings. Margaret Keane, Walters wife, is […]
Read MoreBig Eyes, by Siara Walton
Big Eyes is set in 1958 in San Francisco. Women during this time were often thought to as “damsel in distress” and in need of saving from a male companion in order to be eligible to be respected and a part of higher society’s standards. The idea was that if you don’t have a husband […]
Read MoreBig Eyes, by Allicyn Bajkowski
Big Eyes, a 2014 film directed by Tim Burton, is the story of American painter Margaret Keane, who rose to fame after exposing her husband, Walter Keane, who had been taking credit for her haunting paintings of children with huge eyes as they grew in popularity. The film stars Amy Adams as Margaret and Christoph […]
Read MoreBig Eyes, by Lily McKechnie
Big Eyes tells the real-life story of how Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz) created an empire of “big eyes”, paintings of children with huge, sad eyes, which he then passed off as his own, even though it was his wife Margaret (Amy Adams) who secretly painted them. For years Margaret keeps their secret, until after their divorce […]
Read MoreBig Eyes, by Katianna Lapotsky
Big Eyes (2014), directed by Tim Burton, is a film based on the true story of Walter and Margaret Keane in the fifties and sixties. Margaret leaves her first husband and takes off to North Beach in San Francisco with her daughter which was not common in this time period. She gets a job painting […]
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