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Girl with a Pearl Earring

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Screen adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling novel, inspired by the Johannes Vermeer painting of the same name. Set in mid-17th-century Delft, Holland, 17-year-old Griet is forced into servanthood when her father suffers an accident and becomes unable to work. She is taken on at the Vermeer household, where her presence immediately provokes hostility from members of the family - particularly the artist's wife and eldest daughter - when she starts to forge an understanding with her mysterious master. Show less

Contributors

Johannes Vermeer:
Colin Firth
Pieter Van Ruijven:
Tom Wilkinson
Maria Thins:
Judy Parfitt
Catharina Bolnes Vermeer:
Essie Davis
Cornelia Vermeer:
Alakina Mann
Griet's Father:
Chris McHallem
Griet's Mother:
Gabrielle Reidy
Director:
Peter Webber
Producer:
Andy Paterson
Producer:
Anand Tucker
Director of photography:
Eduardo Serra

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