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Big Eyes (Movie) Tim Burton,

Walter and Margaret Keane story.  Walter stealing his wife's art work and selling posters, prints, postcards, paintings.  Big-eyed little children.  She gets tired of his theft of her work.  He is frustrated artist but great con salesman.  They make millions before she says enough/ Divorce follows, then she sues him for rights to her work.  Court scene where judge demands both paint for him.  Walter can't paint; Margaret produces a "big-eyed" child.  She wins court case.

Strange story to film . . . the art isn't good, and various commentators in the movie say so loudly and clearly.  So, a weird plagiarism of bad art by a good salesman who makes millions for both of them.


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