The Girl With The Pearl Earring 12

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Duration:
100 mins
Year produced:
2003
Director:
Peter Webber
Cast:
Colin Firth
Scarlett Johansson
Tom Wilkinson

Based on the bestselling novel by Tracy Chevalier, this absorbing drama centres around the creation of the famous painting of the same name by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Though no one knows the true story of the life of the girl in the portrait for certain, the film creates an engaging story of who she might well have been. Scarlett Johansson, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl, is excellent in this compelling and visually beautiful film.

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Fascinating facts

Only 36 paintings by Johannes Vermeer are known to exist today – and none of the models has ever been definitively identified.

The painting that Griet inspired Vermeer to paint is called 'Woman with a water jug'.