Girl with a pearl earring

Resource Information

The work Girl with a pearl earring represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Girl with a pearl earring

Statement of responsibility

Pathé Pictures and Lions Gate Films present in association with UK Film Council and Archer Street/Delux production, produced with Inside Track, with the support of Film Fund Luxembourg ; produced by Andy Patterson, Anand Tucker ; screenplay by Olivia Hetreed ; directed by Peter Webber

Contributor

• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Mann, Alakina,
• Mann, Alakina,
• Tucker, Anand,
• Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
• Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
• Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
• Webber, G. P., (G. Peter,)
• Tucker, Anand,
• Archer Street (Firm)
• Archer Street (Firm)
• Delux Productions
• Delux Productions
• Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
• Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
• Pathé Pictures
• Pathé Pictures
• UK Film Council
• UK Film Council
• Chevalier, Tracy
• Patterson, Andy,
• Davis, Essie,
• Webber, G. P., (G. Peter,)
• Davis, Essie,
• Desplat, Alexandre,
• Desplat, Alexandre,
• Patterson, Andy,
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Scanlan, Joanna,
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Hetreed, Olivia,
• Hetreed, Olivia,
• Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
• Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
• Scanlan, Joanna,

Actor

• Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
• Davis, Essie,
• Davis, Essie,
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Firth, Colin, 1960-
• Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
• Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
• Mann, Alakina,
• Mann, Alakina,
• Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
• Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
• Parfitt, Judy, 1935-
• Patterson, Andy,
• Patterson, Andy,
• Scanlan, Joanna,
• Scanlan, Joanna,
• Tucker, Anand,
• Tucker, Anand,
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
• Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-

Composer

• Desplat, Alexandre,
• Desplat, Alexandre,

Film director

• Webber, G. P., (G. Peter,)
• Webber, G. P., (G. Peter,)

Screenwriter

• Hetreed, Olivia,
• Hetreed, Olivia,

Subject

• Women household employees -- Drama
• Women household employees -- Drama
• Artists -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Artists -- Drama
• Artists' models -- Drama
• Artists' models -- Drama
• Biographical film
• Drama
• Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Netherlands -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama
• Netherlands -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama
• Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675 -- Drama
• Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675 -- Drama
• Video recordings

Genre

• Video recordings
• Biographical film
• Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created

Cataloging source

AU@

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; editor, Kate Evans ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Dien van Straalen ; production designer, Ben van Os

Intended audience

Censorship classification: PG-13 (U.S.)

Language note

In English with optional English & Spanish subtitles

PerformerNote

Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Alakina Mann

Runtime

100

Target audience

general

Technique

live action