The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Local title
Tammy Faye silmad
Director
Michael Showalter
Country
Year
2021

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity.

Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn’t long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.

The film is included among the Oscar favourites for the best film of the ye

Director
Michael Showalter
Screenwriter
Abe Sylvia
Producer
Kelly Carmichael, Jessica Chastain, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane
Cast
Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Wystrach
Director of Photography
Mike Gioulakis
Editing
Mary Jo Markey, Andrew Weisblum
Production
Freckle Films, Madisson Wells
Music
Theodore Shapiro
World sales
Searchlight Pictures
Distribution
Estonian Theatrical Distribution / Hea Film
Runtime
Language
Subtitles
Other festivals
San Sebastian, Toronto
Director
Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter (b. 1970)

Selected: The Baxter (2005), Hello, My Name is Doris (2015), The Big Sick (2017), The Lovebirds (2020), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

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Screening012204 / Tammy Faye silmad
SubtitlesEstonian, Russian
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Screening091105 / Tammy Faye silmad
SubtitlesEstonian, Russian
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Screening141102 / Tammy Faye silmad
SubtitlesEstonian, Russian
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