DocHouse Presents: TIM'S VERMEER + SPECIAL INTRODUCTION

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For eight years, millionaire inventor Tim Jenison attempted to do just that, and to solve one of the art world's biggest mysteries along the way. With extraordinary wit and charm Tim's Vermeer follows Jenison's quest to paint a replica of Vermeer's 'The Music Lesson' with his own hands. Experimenting with mirrors and optics, Jenison obsessively pursues the question of how the Dutch Master was able to create such startlingly photo-realistic paintings, long before the invention of the camera. Directed by Teller of magic duo Penn and Teller, and with Penn Jillette in front of the camera, this brilliant doc is a personal odyssey through art history, technology, painting technique and beauty - but ultimately it's a beguiling study of fascination. An exquisitely fun documentary. - Entertainment Weekly A fascinating new documentary about art, obsessions, ideas and answers. - The Los Angeles Times So entertaining to watch, audiences hardly even realize how incendiary it is. - Variety Thrilling to watch - Wall Street Journal Before the film there will be a special introduction by Philip Steadman, the author of Vermeer's Camera, the inspiration for Tim Jenison's pursuit to paint a Vermeer!