Girl with a Pearl Earring (Original title)
Dates: 2003 (Copyright), 16 January 2004 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USADirector: Peter Webber
Synopsis: Delft, Holland, 1665. A shy young servant girl, Griet, is sent to work at the house of painter Johannes Vermeer. Her natural appreciation of his art leads him to value her help and even her companionship. He eventually decides to paint her portrait, and for this he makes her wear his wife's pearl earrings, hoping that his wife will not find out.
Genre: Period drama
Subjects: Jan Vermeer (1632-1675), Dutch painting, Models (artists)
Releases
Date: 2003not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Stereo SR / Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 100 mins Length: 8994 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: May 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 2003 (Copyright), 16 January 2004 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USADirector: Peter Webber
Synopsis: Delft, Holland, 1665. A shy young servant girl, Griet, is sent to work at the house of painter Johannes Vermeer. Her natural appreciation of his art leads him to value her help and even her companionship. He eventually decides to paint her portrait, and for this he makes her wear his wife's pearl earrings, hoping that his wife will not find out.
Genre: Period drama
Subjects: Jan Vermeer (1632-1675), Dutch painting, Models (artists)
Releases
Date: 2003not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Stereo SR / Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 100 mins Length: 8994 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: May 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Archer Street (Girl) Ltd, Presented by: Pathé Pictures, Production Company: Archer Street, Presented in association with: UK Film Council, Production Company: DeLux Productions S.A., Produced with: Inside Track, Produced with the support of: Film Fund Luxembourg, Developed with the support of: MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Produced in association with: Wild Bear Films, Developed with the assistance of: InterMedia, FilmFour, Supported by: National Lottery through UK Film Council, Production Company: Lions Gate Films, [Production Company]: Ingenious Media, Executive Producer: François Ivernel, Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken, Executive Producer: Duncan Reid, Executive Producer: Tom Ortenberg, Executive Producer: Peter Block, Executive Producer: Daria Jovicic, Executive Producer: Philip Erdoes, Executive Producer: Nick Drake, Produced by: Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker, Co-producer: Jimmy de Brabant, Co-producer: Matthew T. Gannon, Co-producer: Jason Constantine, Line Producer: Guy Tannahill, Associate Producer: Anna Campeau, For DeLux Productions (Financial Officr): Julien Joseph, For DeLux Productions (Prod Finance Mgr): Bob Bellion, For Pathé Pictures (Head of Physcl Prod): Susanna Wyatt, For Pathé Pictures (Leg/Bus Affs Exectv): Pierre du Plessis, For Pathé Pictures (Financial Director): Simon Fawcett, For Pathé Pictures (Head of Int'l Sales): Alison Thompson, For Ingenious Films (Physical Productn): Paula Jalfon, For Lions Gate (Business Affairs): Wendy Jaffe, Unit/Set Manager: Sebastien 'Bazooka' Peiffer, Production Manager: Bénédicte Humbel, Production Manager (NL): Jos van der Linden, Production Co-ordinator: Joanne Reichling, London Contact: Kelly Howard-garde, Production Accountant: Maurice Landsberger, Additional Location Manager (Damme): Jan Roos, Additional Location Manager (Delft): Fransje Bannenberg, Additional Post-production Supervisor: Emma Zee, J & E Post Production, Assistant Co-ordinator Post-production: Cherie Power, 2nd Unit Director: Andy Paterson, Assistant Director (1st): Sean Cameron Guest, Assistant Director (2nd): Béatrice Pettovich, Assistant Director (3rd): Jim Probyn, Stefan Magnusson, Assistant Director (Additional 2nd): Ralph Eisenmann, Assistant Director (Additional 3rd): Alex Brown, Assistant Director (Additional 3rd): Sebastien Fernandes Tasch, Sarita Brown, Assistant Director (UK Additional 3rd): Julian Stevens, Script Supervisor: Natasha Coombs, Casting (Director): Leo Davis, Casting (Associate): Lissy Holm, Casting (Luxembourg Director): Valérie Schiel, Casting (ADR Voice): Louis Elman, Screenplay: Olivia Hetreed, Based on the novel by: Tracy Chevalier, Director of Photography: Eduardo Serra, Camera Operator: Mike Proudfoot, Steadicam Operator: Alf Tramontin, Focus Puller: Wolfgang Wesemann, Focus Puller (2nd Camera): Johnny Feurer, Focus Puller (Additional): Benny Ashoff, Clapper Loader: Alex Aach, Video Playback Operator: Mike Roberts, Stills Photography: Jaap Buitendijk, Visual Effects: Cinesite (Europe) Ltd, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Alain Couty, Special Effects Foreman: Jean-Pierre Maricourt, Special Effects Technician: Lawrence Michael, Special Effects Technician: François Gaubert, Special Effects Technician: Roger Maricourt, Special Effects Technician: Hubert Devinck, Bruno Bourlieu, Editor: Kate Evans, Assistant Film Editor: Andrew Melhuish, Production Designer: Ben van Os, Art Director: Christina Schaffer, Set Designer: Todd van Hulzen, Set Decorator: Cecile Heideman, Fine Artist: Licia Zappatore, Angela Castro, Draughtsman: Claudio Campana, Storyboard Artist: Temple Clark, Sculptor: Manuel Alves Pereira, Costume Designer: Dien van Straalen, Assistant Costume Designer: Frank Gardiner, Costume Supervisor: Marielle Vos, Make-up/Hair Designer: Jenny Shircore, Crowd Make-up/Hair Supervision: Aurélie Elich, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Chrissy Whitney, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Viviane Nowack, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: René Jordan, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Béatrice Stéphany, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Claudine Moureaud, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Fredo Roeser, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Cathy Folmer, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Joël Seiller, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Marlyss Huppert, Additional Crowd Make-up/Hair: Sandra Fanizza, Katja Weyand, Title Design: Fig Productions, Fig (Director): Richard Morrison, Opticals: Capital FX (London), Music Composed by: Alexandre Desplat, Score Performed by: Pro Arte Orchestra, [Orchestra] Leader: Michael Davis, Music Orchestrated/Conducted by: Alexandre Desplat, Orchestral Contractor: Colin Sheen, Music Recorded by: John Timperley, Music Mix Engineer: Sam O'Kell, Sound Engineer: Carlo Thoss, Boom Operator: Dirk Bombey, Additional Boom Operator: Seppe van Groeningen, Re-recording Mixer: Nigel Heath, James Feltham, Supervising Sound Editor: Nigel Heath, Supervising Sound Editor: Julian Slater, Dialogue Editor: Dan Morgan, Sound Effects Editor: Julian Slater, ADR (Children's Loop Group): Claudia Paterson, ADR (Children's Loop Group): Catriona Paterson, ADR (Children's Loop Group): Sophie Timmis, Tamara Short, ADR Editor: Dan Morgan, Foley Artist: Andi Derrick, Foley Artist: Pete Burgiss, Foley Editor: Arthur Graley, Post Sound Co-ordinator: Faye Stevens, Stand-in for Colin Firth: Xavier Bouvy, Stand-in for Scarlett Johansson: Magali Dickes, Stand-in for Tom Wilkinson: Didier Mayeur, Painting Adviser: Licia Zappatore, Special Thanks: Melanie Johansson, Etiquette Consultant: Jane Gibson, Dialect Coach: Andrew Jack, Animal Wrangler: Willy Loedts
Cast
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Colin Firth (Johannes Vermeer), Scarlett Johansson (Griet), Tom Wilkinson (Van Ruijven), Judy Parfitt (Maria Thins), Cillian Murphy (Pieter), Essie Davis (Catharina Vermeer), Joanna Scanlan (Tanneke), Alakina Mann (Cornelia Vermeer), Chris Mchallem (Griet's father), Gabrielle Reidy (Griet's mother), Rollo Weeks (Frans), Anna Popplewell (Maertge), Anais Nepper (Lisbeth), Melanie Meyfroid (Aleydis), Nathan Nepper (Johannes), Lola Carpentier, Charlotte Carpentier, Olivia Chauveau (baby Franciscus), Geoff Bell (Paul the butcher), Virginie Colin (Emilie van Ruijven), Sarah Drews (van Ruijven's daughter), Christelle Bulckaen (wet nurse), John McEnery (apothecary), Gintare Parulyte (model), Claire Johnston (white-haired woman), Marc Maes (old gentleman), Pere Robert Sibenaler (priest), Dustin James (servant 1), Joe Reavis (servant 2), Martin Serene (sergeant), Chris Kelly (gay blade)