Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

101 min · Biographical picture, Romance Film, biographical film, drama film, historical film, romance film

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Directors

Peter Webber

Cast

Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Essie Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Gabrielle Reidy, Chris McHallem, Alakina Mann, Rollo Weeks, Anna Popplewell, John McEnery, Marc Maes, Geoff Bell, Robert Sibenaler

The story

Griet is a shy girl living in the Dutch Republic in 1665. Her father, a Delftware painter, has recently gone blind, rendering him unable to work and leaving his family in a precarious financial situation. Griet is sent to Delft to work as a maid in the household of famed painter Johannes Vermeer and his wife, Catharina.

Catalogue themes and tags

17th Century, Affection, Amulet, Bad Mother-in-Law, Blindness and Impaired Vision, Butcher's Shop, Colours, Confession of Love, Delft, Dutch, Earring, Ehefrau, Ehepaar, Everyday Family Life, Familie, Familienstreit, Family History, Family Honour, Farm Girl, Feast, Forbidden Love, Holland, Hysterical Wife, Jewelry, Jugendschwarm, Love of One's Life, Lovestory, Magd, Malerin, Mannequin, Market, Marriage, Marriage Crisis, Marriage of Convenience, Meat Products, Meat hook, Metzger, Mistress, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Painting, Sexual Harassment, Token of Love, ehebruch, romanze, sexuelle Belästigung, sexy, verlieben, Biography, Costume drama, Biopic [feature], Period piece, Drama, Film adaptation, Romantic drama, Romance Film

Genres

Biographical picture, Romance Film, biographical film, drama film, historical film, romance film

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