LL-L "Movies" 2004.01.20 (04) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Movies

Folks,

Last night I watched the movie "Girl with a Pearl Earring," a US-Luxembourg
(!) coproduction (http://www.girlwithapearlearringmovie.com/).  Have any of
you watched it?  If so, what are your impressions and opinions?

I did not read the highly-rated novel, but I have been told that the movie
version (made by Peter Webber) is at least not a let-down for those who
have.  It is an stunningly beautiful movie visually, and it excels as far as
casting and acting are concerned (especially the most promising Scarlett
Johansson).  There is relatively little dialogue, and the success of the
movie thus relies on good non-verbal communication, taking the audience into
a world of oppressive morals and repressed emotions, where most things
remained unsaid.

The relevance to Lowlands-L?  The story has been inspired by a painting by
the Dutch painter Jan Vermeer
(http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/vermeer/xce.html) and is set in Delft of
the 1660s.  Amsterdam, Delft (Netherlands), Damme (Belgium) and Luxemburg
appear to have been the main locations.   You can safely say that the
creators tried, mostly successfully, to make each shot look like a painting
from that era.  Anyone who is interested in Lowlands, especially Dutch and
Flemish, art, architecture, costume, everyday life and history will find
this interesting.  I did not notice anything that was glaringly
non-authentic or "unconvincing," something rare in movies with U.S.
participation.  How do others feel about this?

Go see it!  You are likely to appreciate it.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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