Girl with a Pearl Earring

Date: 2003
Director: Peter Webber
Production Company: Archer Street Productions, Delux Productions, Pathé

Stars: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Alakina Mann
Location(s): Luxembourg, West Flanders (Belgium), Zuid-Holland (Netherlands)

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Based on the novel by Tracy Chevalier, follows the story of Griet, a young peasant girl, who goes to work in the home of Dutch Master Painter Johannes Vermeer, where she quickly becomes both assistant and muse.

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Screen captures, uncredited comparisons and original research by Neil Webster

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Establishing shot over Delft market square. Markt, Delft, Netherlands. The background having been pastoralised.

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Griet (Scarlett Johansson) finding her way around town to the Vermeer household. Markt, Delft in South Holland.

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Canal-veined streets. Film set on industrial wasteland in Terres Rouges, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. Originally built for 'Secret Passage' (2004), used for several productions before being razed in 2007.

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Butcher's boy Pieter (Cillian Murphy) woos Griet after meeting her family at church. Part of the Luxembourg set.

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Walking by the side of the church and we're in Belgium! Kerkstraat, Damme, West Flanders, Belgium. O-L-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk (Our Lady Ascension Church) in the background.

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Pieter and Griet take a romantic stroll. Kerkstraat, Damme. Seen from the bridge over the Zuidervaartje Canal in West Flanders.