Mr Turner | trailer

By Alan Bennett On Sep 9, 2014

Here’s a trailer for a film that looks really good. I like art, you see, and this guy Turner wasn’t half bad. And I like films, and this guy Leigh isn’t half bad at making them. And one time I had a chat with Timothy Spall so we’re buddies (I was at a premiere of Alice in Wonderland and he was there and I asked him a question in a Q&A and he said it was a good question and he answered and he laughed too).

This film MR TURNER will be in Irish cinemas October 31st. Mr Turner tells the story of the last quarter century of the great, eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.

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Alan Bennett was a stand-up comedian for a while and during that time he toured with David O'Doherty and Maeve Higgins and did well in some competitions and co-ran Schnitzel Comedy Club. Then he started writing fiction and it has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies including 30 Under 30 which Joseph O'Connor chose as one of his books of the year for The Irish Times. He received a Masters with first class honours in creative writing from UCD and a BA in fine art painting from LSAD. Now he's working on getting his novel on, and being in charge of HeadStuff.org.

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