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A cavallo tra gli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta, il pittore Walter Keane raggiunse un enorme e inaspettato successo, rivoluzionando la commercializzazione dell'arte con i suoi enigmatici ritratti di bambini dai grandi occhi. Finché non emerse una verità tanto assurda quanto sconvolgente: i quadri, in realtà, non erano opera di Walter ma di sua moglie, Margaret. A quanto pare, la fortuna dei Keane era costruita su un'enorme bugia a cui tutto il mondo aveva creduto...
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Big Eyes (2014)
106 min
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.