"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is a delightful gem. Last evening, I sat unblinking (no amount of teeth scraping on fork, gaseous emissions, or Kerry proselytizing could have swerved me) for two hours, and wished it had been longer, losing myself in a 17th century Dutch world. What is it about these period films that engrosses me so - sparse dialogue, consuming adoration, ripe and restrained tension, vast unspoken communiques. Acted impeccably (although, regrettably, not featuring Anthony Hopkins), and cinematically seductive, I was rapt.
A "must see" for those who feel they were born in the wrong era.
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