Girl With A Pearl Earring
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Academy Award Nominee Dinard British Film Festival—Golden Hitchcock, Audience Award Toronto International Film Festival |
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“Webber's solemn evocation of art in a grey world gives his story an apt, unspoken gravity.”—Sight and Sound
Tracy Chevalier’s acclaimed novel is the basis for this lush film that speculates the origin of Vermeer’s famous painting. The conflicted painter (Colin Firth) struggles to support his family. Inspiration comes from a peasant maid (Scarlett Johansson) who becomes his assistant and model. The lead actors create a compelling relationship with little dialogue, and their delicate work is complemented by award-winning cinematography and art direction that capture both Vermeer’s vision and his world.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 2003 United Kingdom/Luxembourg drama film directed by Peter Webber. The screenplay was adapted by screenwriter Olivia Hetreed based on the novel by Tracy Chevalier. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson and Cillian Murphy. The film is named after a painting of the same name by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. The film uses a bright color scheme as in Vermeer's paintings.
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The painting that Griet inspired Vermeer to paint while she is washing the window of his studio is called "Woman with a Water Jug". It is currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY.
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