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Synopsis:
Premiere. Teenager Griet leaves her family's rural home to become a maid in the house of renowned artist Johannes Vermeer. The brooding painter develops an infatuation with his young servant, and begins painting her portrait. But his feelings for her create tension with his pregnant wife, while Vermeer's dictatorial sponsor desires Griet for himself. Peter Webber's superior period drama, adapted from the best-selling novel by Tracy Chevalier, that presents a fictional story behind one of the art…
Starring:
Gabrielle Reidy as Griet's mother, Anna Popplewell as Maertge, Scarlett Johansson as Griet, Colin Firth as Johannes Vermeer, Tom Wilkinson as Van Ruijven, Judy Parfitt as Maria Thins, Cillian Murphy as Pieter, Essie Davis as Catharina Vermeer, Joanna Scanlan as Tanneke, Alakina Mann as Cornelia Vermeer, Chris McHallem as Griet's father
Credits:
Andy Paterson - Producer, Anand Tucker - Producer, Peter Webber - Director
