Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis in the hague after two years on a blockbuster world tour, vermeers girl with a pearl earring returned home to the muchloved. Girl with a pearl earring only became one of vermeers more famous pieces around the turn of the 21st century, with a 1995 exhibition at the national gallery of art in washington dc in the us. Durandruel kept impressionism alive at a time when it faced complete failure. Girl with a pearl earring is a historical drama that takes a fascinating look at art culture. Filmed and directed by david bickerstaff produced byphil grabsky hd 16. Vermeer events of the recent past essential vermeer. Exhibition on screen brings blockbuster art exhibitions from galleries around the world to a cinema near you, in stunning high definition. The girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the. Its an adaptation of the 1999 tracy chevalier novel by the same name, which imagines how johannes vermee. In this episode, i talk about peter webbers 2003 film girl with a pearl earring.
Under peter webbers impressive direction, however, it emerges as a fresh, powerful, jewel of a film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. This beautifully film seeks to investigate the many unanswered questions associated with this extraordinary piece. As well as being a major commercial success around the world, chevaliers book has been credited with revitalising interest in vermeer. Bring your knowledge of the most influential artist in history. The girl with the pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art.
And the beauty of the film and of johansson, who was probably instructed not to smile because of the effect it might have on the film crew is undeniable. Vincent van gogh a new way of seeing from the van gogh museum in amsterdam on april 14, 2015. Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis in the hague. Bijou art cinemas 492 east th avenue eugene, or page. This beautifully filmed documentary goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece. The girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. When tracy chevalier penned girl with a pearl earring, a novel that eventually sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and became the launching pad for this movie, she was inspired by a poster in her bedroom of johannes vermeers painting of the same name. A complete list of all films at the toronto international film festival. Masterpieces of dutch painting from the mauritshuis introduction about the royal picture gallery mauritshuis mauritshuis building for the future the dutch golden age complete checklist visual index lectures online special loan johannes vermeer in the frick collection. Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis museum in the. Rialto distribution specialises in theatrical film distribution, home entertainment and many other media activities.
The forthcoming film, girl with a pearl earring, speculates who this woman might have been patiently recreating vermeers home life, with the motherin. Since records yield little information about vermeers real lifeand even less about his artistic process, girl with a pearl earring could have been a contrived, oversexed, melodramatic piece of dribble. Interpretation of these major treasures offer insights into vermeer and his most famous work and are interwoven with vermeers life story and behindthescenes footage. Major exhibitions provide stimulus for scholarly research and scientific analysis as well as exposing the picture to a wider public. Warships in a heavy storm by ludolf bakhuizen, 1695 courtesy of rijksmuseum and agnsw. But one cant help thinking that girl with a pearl earring has been rendered as a still life, rather than the more passionate movie it might have been. Scarlett johansson stars as griet, a young 17thcentury servant in the household of the dutch painter johannes vermeer played by colin firth. Vermeers girl with a pearl earring returned home to the muchloved mauritshuis museum in the hague. At the frick, a selection of fifteen paintings included the beloved girl with a pearl earring c. Enjoying exclusive access, the films main focus are the key works housed here. Even so, girl with a pearl earring only became one of vermeers more famous pieces around the turn of the 21st century, with the 1995 blockbuster exhibition at the national gallery of art in washington, d. There are videos, an audio tour, a room that features the expansion of mauritshuis, and some excellent programming coming up including discussions and three showings of the film, girl with. You can check out a previous post netflix for art lovers for a renaissance inspired series but if its a film your after girl with a pearl earring is beautiful.
Sure you can identify the mona lisa, but do you know the names of andy warhols art. Art corner blog documentary on vermeers girl with pearl earring. Girl with a pearl earring at the frick blouin artinfo. Great art on screen event films, and showcases artists such as matisse, vermeer, rembrandt, van gogh, and the impressionists. Artist, 70, jailed for forging famous masterpieces is to. Exhibition on screen girl with the pearl earring event. Composer alexandre desplat is music to oscars ears.
With huge queues lining up for a glimpse of her enigmatic beauty and nearly 1. Its happening this fall, as cineplexs new in the gallery series. Girl with the pearl earringand other treasures from the mauritshuis. Girl with a pearl earring film has been listed as one of the media and drama good articles under the good article criteria. Dutch paintings from the mauritshuis, of course features the title painting, but also includes 35 other dutch masters paintings, including four works by rembrandt. Max brandrett, 70, was jailed three times for forging famous. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Girl with a pearl earring tracy chevalier 9780007232161.
Exhibition on screen create films which offer a cinematic immersion into the worlds best loved art, accompanied by insights from the worlds leading historians and arts critics. Phil grabsky and exhibition on screen sydney arts guide. Oct 30, 2014 watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen your front row seat to the worlds greatest art. Film girl with the pearl earringand other treasures from. Even today, its recent world tour garnered huge queues lining up for the briefest glimpse of its majestic beauty in japan 1. Jan 15, 2004 girl with a pearl earring at times surrounds itself with an artgallery hush, but it is just so ambitious, and intriguing, and beautiful, you will find yourself immobile in front of its canvas. This energetic and revealing film will tell his remarkable story along with that of the impressionists themselves. The national gallery, london, is offering a major exhibition on one of the most startling and fascinating artists of alltime johannes vermeer, painter of the girl with a pearl earring. Second series showcasing some of the worlds greatest soweto. The exhibition continued the fricks tradition of presenting masterpieces from acclaimed museums not easily accessible to the new york public. Painting a still life with girl with a pearl earring. Dutch paintings from the mauritshuis included thirtyfive of the worlds most beautiful paintings from the dutch golden age. Max the forger artist, 70, who was jailed three times for forging famous masterpieces, is to stage exhibition of his fake work.
After its world tour, the girl with a pearl earring returned to the muchloved mauritshuis in the hague, netherlands, which had just completed extensive renovations. Watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen your front row seat to the worlds greatest art. Hollands distinguished mauritshuis, is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a gallery. The girl with a pearl earring, painted by dutch artist johannes vermeer, is one of the most enigmatic art works in history. Vermeer from the national gallery, london houston museum. Girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. The film was made by the arts documentary maker phil grabsky, who has launched a project to connect major exhibitions from across the world to a wider public. David bowie, vatican museums in 3d and vikings headline.
Exhibition talk for groups masters of the everyday november 12, 2015. For a complete list of theater locations, visit the fathom events website theaters and participants are subject to change. Exhibition on screen girl with the pearl earring we are. The art of love and leisure at the national gallery, london juneseptember 20 offered a fresh look at one of the most startling and fascinating artists of alljohannes vermeer, painter of the famous girl with a pearl earring the exhibition focused on vermeers relationship with music, one of the most popular themes of dutch painting, revealing an. Exhibition on screen tifton museum of arts and heritage. This is an excerpt from the feature film produced for exhibition on screen filmed and. Vermeer painted little more than 30 works that still exist, and the national gallery has chosen to focus on his art in relation to music. A technical examination of vermeers girl with a pearl earring stockholm university, department of culture and aesthetics, stockholm, sweden.
This film tells his remarkable story, along with that of the impressionists themselves. Exhibition on screen girl with the pearl earring we. As a market leading independent film company rialto holds the rights to over 500 feature films and employs a motivated team of professionals who are dedicated to acquiring, and successfully distributing award winning films and audience favourites. Young woman in holland circa 1665, innocent and wideeyed but hard working, leaves home for job as scullery maid to a painter named vermeer and his family. Composer alexandre desplat has five shots to score oscar this year. Tanneke in the film is a much more pleasant cool big sis to griet whilst in the book she was often much more moody and by the end she had come to resent griet and contributed to her woes. Art buffs, youll need to know more than just the most famous paintings in the world to pass this quiz. Prima ballerina and jazz legend bring matisses joyous cutouts to life in matisse from tate modern and moma from 22 november. Girl with a pearl earring dvd, 2015 at the best online prices at ebay. A recent world tour had huge queues lining up for a glimpse. This event is sponsored with the generous support of glynn hendricks interiors, and hosted by the tmah guild. D e a r r e a d e r s o f s i sterm ag may has begun and the beautiful painting. Rent girl with a pearl earring 2003 starring scarlett johansson and colin firth on dvd and bluray. Restoring the girl with the pearl earring duration.
Given complete and unprecedented access to the treasures of amsterdams van gogh museum, this is a major new film about one of the worlds favourite artists. It was nominated for 10 baftas and two academy awards. For example, the girl with a pearl earring underwent a much needed restoration in 1994 in prevision of the washingtonthe hague exhibition. Girl with a pearl earring is a 2003 romantic drama film directed by peter webber. Toronto, ontario, sep 02, 2014 marketwired via comtex matisse in a movie theatre. Girl with the pearl earring serves as our insiration for the new sistermag issue. Season two featured matisse, rembrandt, girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis, vincent van gogh. This documentary investigates the many unanswered questions surrounding this astonishing piece, also known as the mona lisa of. Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the. Girl with a pearl earring go to exhibition menu vermeer, rembrandt, and hals. Girl gives us a vividly painted world but only patchily drawn characters in that sense, it gets vermeer only half right. The concert film, globe on screen 2014, exhibition on screen and in search of chopin.
Exhibition on screen girl with the pearl earring e girl with a pearl earring has returned home to the muchloved mauritshuis gallery in the hague. The series is adapted from fulllength films originally released in cinemas under exhibition on screen and broadcast on sky arts. Girl with a pearl earring 2015 girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis. Its an adaptation of the 1999 tracy chevalier novel by the same name, which imagines how johannes vermeers 17th century painting, girl with a pearl earring came to be. Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the. Now available on netflix, girl with a pearl earring, imagines the story of the model behind the famous dutch masterpiece of the same name. Its 1665 in delft, holland and a young girl named griet goes to work at the home of the vermeers to provide for her family after her father is injured at work. In doing so, he not only filled great american galleries with impressionist masterworks but kept impressionism alive at a time when it faced complete failure. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. With hugh bonneville, tracy chevalier, walter liedtke, nicolette mckenzie. Exhibition on screen girl with a pearl earring and other.
The united provinces are the envy of some, the fear of others and the wonder of all their neighbours. Girl with a pearl earring includes examples of the following tropes. Watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen. Based on a novel, the film follows a young peasant maid who goes to work for an artisan and ends up. Following the success of the first series screened at cinema nouveau in 20, an exciting second season of. Jan 08, 2004 the forthcoming film, girl with a pearl earring, speculates who this woman might have been patiently recreating vermeers home life, with the motherinlaw, the kids and a marriage more strained. Jewellery is the star of the art of fashions third issue a tribute to the croisette at cannes, where film and fine jewellery are once again coming together at the most glamorous of film festivals, and the artisans and craftsmen who make them. Rent girl with a pearl earring 2003 on dvd and bluray. How vermeers paintings translate to film film the guardian. The movie superbly captures the shadows and lights of vermeers delft. The film of girl with a pearl earring, starring colin firth as vermeer, was released in the uk in january. Exhibition on screen girl with a pearl earring kanopy. Where we are the concert film, globe on screen 2014, exhibition on screen and in search of chopin. The screenplay was adapted by screenwriter olivia hetreed, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by tracy chevalier.
April 7, 2016 girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis in the hague. Edvard munch 18631944, is hailed as the painter of the scream, but his complete works are equally remarkable and secure his place as a towering figure in modern art. Peter webbers girl with a pearl earring 2003 by her head in films instantly on your tablet, phone or browser no downloads needed. This is an excerpt from the feature film produced for exhibition on screen filmed and directed by david bickerstaff produced byphil. Johannsons face is as complex and haunting as the portrait of the anonymous girl she portrays. Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from. Composer alexandre desplat has five shots to score oscar. This is an excerpt from the feature film produced for exhibition on screen. Ever since the french composer made a splash with his music for 2003s girl with a pearl earring, he has been in demand by. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. Discover the secrets behind one of the worlds most enigmatic masterpieces.
Other films will focus on johannes vermeers girl with a pearl earring. The gorgeously filmed girl with a pearl earring is a commentary on artistic imperatives, the creative process, and the way we look at things. Sir william temple, english statesman and essayist, 1673 image. This documentary investigates the many unanswered questions surrounding this astonishing piece, also known as the mona lisa of the north.
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