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Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

December. 12,2003
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6.9
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PG-13
| Drama Romance

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.

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UnowPriceless
2003/12/12

hyped garbage

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FirstWitch
2003/12/13

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Verity Robins
2003/12/14

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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Bob
2003/12/15

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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j-snipes
2003/12/16

When the two principal characters are shown looking into the camera obscura, the image is shown right side up, exactly like the real scene in front of them. The image inside the box should be upside down, since a camera obscura's lens in the real world would produce this effect. I assume that the director deliberately chose to show this incorrectly in order to demonstrate the light (and image) entering the box in a way that the audience could understand. Still, it was a glaring error.

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Kirpianuscus
2003/12/17

beautiful film. convincing performances. veil of mystery. high delicacy of portraits. Scarlett Johansson as inspired choice for a role who seduce. Colin Firth as a credible Vermeer. the atmosphere who reminds pages and paintings and drawings.the tension, the joy to discover details, the young Griet in fight with suspicions and expectations and responsibilities are pieces who are virtues for a splendid fresco of a Dutch story from the XVII century. . but something seems missing. Scarlett Johansson remains a shadow in many scenes. the atmosphere is the perfect cover for a splendid story about gestures, choices , emotions.

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olya-79344
2003/12/18

There are some movies that can be called "my movies" from the first minutes." The girl with a pearl earring" is one of them for me. This movie is rather unusual, not all people will estimate it. The picture doesn't have fascinating plot or prompt development of actions. It is far from a mad rhythm of modern life. That's why it's so charming.The acting is impressing. It is very important that actors are deprived of a present raid for such films. Colin Firth ideally got used to a role of the mysterious artist, a creative person. He is shown acute, thoughtful, impulsive and imperious.Scarlet Johansson showed us the pensive young girl masterly. Her heroine is naive a little , but she has fine sense of beauty.It is one of the few movies which I know where love is expressed by views and gestures. Jan Vermeer and Griet's relations are pure and touching, and we can understand their feelings to each other without words. There are pretty number of dialogs in the film, but the essence of the movie is transferred precisely and beautifully. All picture "is surprisingly silent" and it creates its atmosphere. I think, this "silence" , the muffled colors and bright white light so helped to recreate measured life of medieval Holland from which it is impossible to take away a look.We see green channels and dirty streets against contrast: picturesque landscapes, quiet avenues, pure sheets in the cozy small court yard. The film is very atmospheric, you derive aesthetic pleasure from viewing. Moreover, the requisite is picked up with a big accuracy and attention.There is a separate wish to allocate Alexander Depl's music, without it "The girl with a pearl earring" would lose a half of the charm. It made strong impression on me, the movie ended, but the desire to listen to this wonderful music again and again remained.It is natural to become interested in Jan Vermeer's creativity after the movie. Unambiguously I recommend "The girl with a pearl earring " for viewing.

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Irishchatter
2003/12/19

To be quite honest with you, I found this film a very unpredictable movie because you wouldn't know what the hell happens next really! I have never had seen Scarlett Johansson be so quiet for her role in the film before. She's mostly the person that would be a people involver but I suppose she has to do what she had to do!Tom Wilkinson ' s character I swear to god was honestly quite scary! He's a great actor but got a pretty terrifying role in this film! That near rape scene was horrific!The painting that was known as the Girl with a Pearl Earring really looked familiar as I have seen it before somewhere! It's such a pretty painting whoever the girl was. It's a bit like the Mona Lisa with her smile but like who is she?If you want to watch a Victoria film, see this!

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