The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2021 movie directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield.
Biopic about the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
Plot
Jessica Chastain transforms into flamboyant televangelist and singer Tammy Faye Bakker, the woman who would, alongside husband Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield), build a multimillion dollar ministry empire. The Bakkers’ spectacular fall from grace thrust Tammy Faye into the mainstream spotlight. Her fashion and makeup choices were regular subjects of derision in late-night talk shows and sketch comedies, which cemented her place in popular culture. (Filmaffinity)
The Cast
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain is an Academy Award winning actress known for the movies Zero Dark City (2011) and The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021).
Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress born in Sacramento (California) on March 24, 1977.
She is known for movies like Zero Dark Thirty (2011), Ava (2020), and The 355 (2022).
Her last movie is The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021). She won the Oscar for this movie.
Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress and film producer. Known for her roles in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. (From Wikipedia)
Movie Reviews
“A movie that feels both sweet and incomplete: a story as tenderhearted and inscrutable, for better or worse, as its muse.” Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
“[The] image rehabilitation for Tammy Faye Bakker only gets so far dramatically, and really would have been better served in a richer, more ambitious film (…) Rating :?? (out of 4)” Brian Tallerico: rogerebert.com
“Jessica Chastain Applies Heart and Soul to Televangelist Biopic (…) Sympathetic (and not unfunny) look at Bakker scandals is also a rollicking tale of religious hypocrisy” Robert Abele: The Wrap
Awards
Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Leading Actress Drama (Chastain)
BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Make-up & Hair
