Girl with a pearl earring
By: Pathé Pictures and Lions Gate Films present in association with UK Film Council and Archer Street/Delux production, produced with Inside Track, with the support of Film Fund Luxembourg ; produced by Andy Patterson, Anand Tucker ; screenplay by Olivia Hetreed ; directed by Peter Webber
Contributors: Webber, G. P. (G. Peter); Patterson, Andy; Tucker, Anand; Hetreed, Olivia; Firth, Colin, 1960-; Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-; Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-; Parfitt, Judy; Murphy, Cillian, 1974-; Davis, Essie; Scanlan, Joanna; Mann, Alakina; Serra, Eduardo, 1943-; Evans, Kate; Desplat, Alexandre; Straalen, Dien van; Os, Ben van; Chevalier, Tracy; Pathé Pictures; Lion's Gate Films; UK Film Council; Archer Street (Firm); Delux Productions; Inside Track Productions
Publisher: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Drama; Social life and customs; Feature films
Work titles: Girl with a pearl earring (Motion picture)
Description: 17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
Notes: Based on the novel by Tracy Chevalier.

Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; editor, Kate Evans ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Dien van Straalen ; production designer, Ben van Os.

Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Alakina Mann.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content.

DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation (2.35:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In English with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.