Big Eyes tells the true and shocking story of one of the most colossal art frauds in history. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, painter Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz) achieved incredible success, revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his mysterious paintings of faces with big eyes. The bizarre and shocking truth eventually came to light when it was discovered that Walter's works were not actually created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret (Amy Adams). Keane, it seemed, was living a colossal lie, deceiving the entire world. The story is too incredible to be fictional. Big Eyes focuses on Margaret's artistic awakening, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame by accepting awards for her work.