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A speculative account of the life of Griet, a 16-year-old girl who appears in Johannes Vermeer's painting of the same title. Set in 17th century Holland, Griet is employed by Vermeer as a housemaid to care for his six children, his jealous pregnant wife and his uncommunicative mother-in-law. Tensions arise when Vermeer's wife suspects intimacy between her husband and the girl--and then climax, when the wife discovers that Griet borrowed her precious pearl earrings to sit for the now famous portrait.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 12th, 2003 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for some sexual content. |
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| Distributors: |
Lionsgate
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| Production Co.: |
Delux Productions, Pathe International, U.K. Film Council, Archer Street Productions
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| Financiers: |
Funding: Film Fund Luxembourg
Intermedia Films
Co-Financier: Feature House Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$11,634,362 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Netherlands
Luxembourg
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| Produced in: |
Luxembourg |
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