Girl with a Pearl Earring

I randomly had to watch this in art and was thinking it would be boring, but it is MAGNIFICENT! It really makes you want to go to an art museum and see art and then try and find the story behind... Full review

I had to watch this movie for literature class and, judging from the past at the HORRIBLE books we have read for that class, expected this movie to suck badly. I was pleasantly surprised to know that it didn't! Girl With... Full review

I have this movie and i love it. I love how innocent Scarlet Johansen is in this movie and the way they set it for those times and made that painting come to life, it really does give it a story.... Full review

I have watched this movie several times and have come to the same conclusion: where is the plot? I was so intrigued at the story line about Johannes Vermeer & the mysterious lady in the painting. But, at the end of... Full review

I had high hopes for this movie after hearing and seeing so many good reviews, but I was very disappointed. The acting is superb, the visuals are beautiful, and I like the idea behind the story. But it was slow and... Full review

The movie cuts out a couple of major parts of the novel. For example, Griet's relationship with her family (and her siblings) plays a major role in the novel and Vermeer's children are much more rude to her in the novel.... Full review

The story must be viewed in the time and place as depicted. It can't be judged by today's standards. the film does a good job of setting the tone and standards of the period. The visuals are outstanding. The actors sometime... Full review

I must admit that art, as in painting, is one of those subject matter that sometimes I find intriguing, Girl with a Pearl Earring is an intriguing film perfectly written and made. Although it is not a huge production, it captures... Full review

If you are going to watch this movie, then I suggest reading the book first. The book is a lot better than the movie in description and themes. The book gives you a certain feeling and you want to keep reading;... Full review

Since I read the book first the movie wasn't exactly what I wanted. Some of the scenes were just mixed up and the music was kind of freaky. Some scenes didn't even happen in the book and some were just left... Full review

Reminiscent of an oil painting, filled with meticulous detail and brush strokes filled with promise of unspoken emotions, Girl With A Peal Earring is a beautifully crafted film enticing us into the constrained world of painter Johannes Vermeer. Firth is well cast as the artist in conflict, while Judy Parfitt's matriach is the Mrs Danvers of the era. ... Full Review

This is what makes the film so much fun to watch. The cast is of such high quality that the film is almost an ensemble piece, with a dozen Csar wins or nominations between them and countless other awards to their credit. ... Full Review

hating the different actors in this poignant movie.....Colin Firth as Johannes Vermeer is handsome and a very gifted artist.....This is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen.....This is one of the best movies I have ever seen.... ... Full Review

Befitting a film set in the world of art, Girl With a Pearl Earring is spectacularly beautiful, filled with painterly compositions, and cinematographer Eduardo Serra makes impressive use of light. If she's on the brink of major stardom, though, it's doubtful Girl With a Pearl Earring will push her over the edge. ... Full Review

The film does a good job of setting the tone of the inter-relationships between the main characters early. At this point I would like to acknowledge that the film set designers have done an amazing job recreating an uncanny replica of Vermeers studio by using the masters many interior paintings as examples. ... Full Review

For worse (Marilyn Monroe as a present-day video skank, left) or better ( Dawson's Creek -era Katie Holmes as Girl With a Pearl Earring , right), artists at Worth1000.com have undergone some treacherous Adventures in Photoshop to bring us Telegraph.co.uk's... ... Full Article

David Joss Buckley's stage adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, which became both an international best seller and Peter Webber's superlative 2004 movie, works like a destructive charm. ... Full Article

I have a Jan Vermeer hanging outside my office. Unlike The Girl With The Pearl Earring who looks back over her shoulder at the viewer, it is impossible to make eye contact with The Lacemaker. More than 300 years after ... Full Article

Completely by accident, my book club has selected a lot of books that have been (or are presently being) made into movies. We've found that it adds a lot to our discussions when we see the movie after we read... ... Full Article

Girl with a Pearl Earring is set in Delft Holland in the year 1665 . Griet has to help support her family by working for the Vermeer family. ... Full Article

Summer roller coaster rides aside, fall is the most exciting time for movie buffs. Movies get more serious; the running times increse, and you begin to see more biopics, more 'based on a novel by' credits and more reverent-looking movie ... Full Article