Girl With a Pearl Earring

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Potter W If you love visual art as I do, and appreciate the genius of Vermeer and the talent of Colin Furth, you should love this movie. It is subtle, nuanced, and exquisitely filmed, with certain shots that look like a Vermeer painting. It conjures the atmosphere of Holland in the 17th century and the interior of a middle-class house of that era. The plot is simple, and entirely fictionalized (we have no idea who the girl was or exactly why he painted her), but compelling: Vermeer needs to paint to support his large and growing family but few appreciate his art (certainly not his wife), except Greit, the house maid. An unspoken bond forms, the wife’s jealousy emerges, yet Vermeer persists in painting the girl. She is drawn to him, but knows her place. Not one word of affection is spoken between her and the artist, yet the suppressed emotions infuse most of the film. The painting is completed, the wife explodes, and Griet must leave. All that remains is that exquisite painting, and a love of art, as life. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/25 Full Review VITALII H History lesson Sunday. 1665, Delft (Holland). Johannes Vermeer has just created one of the most famous paintings in the history. He found the perfect light, remembered about a piece of cloth in the back that may be useful, sneeked his wife's pearl earrings and pierced his maid's ears in order for her to wear them in the painting cause she was the model. One local man that was known for collecting art pieces saw something in young Griet and ordered her portrait. Of course when Johanneses wife found out she immediately fired Griet. But she was able to keep these insanely expensive earrings. If you wanna know how this painting came to life and you like movies where acting in on the top tier, creme de la crème, then you will enjoy it. Idon't usually watch this type of movies, but just because accidentally found it I decided to give it a try. I need to be in the certain mood for a historical drama. And I don't regret watching it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Daniel M It was a well made movie and I enjoyed the setting and the time period of the film, I just couldn’t get into the story too much and I had to force myself to finish watching it. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Alec B It's all tawdry melodrama in the end but the cinematography is on another level here Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review alex r Pale adaptation of the book Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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