Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on May 24, 2004 at 06:41:24

In Reply to: "Girl with a Pearl Earring"... what a pity! posted by orejones on May 24, 2004 at 05:06:17:

she's young and beautiful, and it would have elevated a rather dry affair (harrumph).
Also, Vermeer's character was written very two-dimensionally.
For contrast, I rented "Rembrandt," starring Charles Laughton and was much more amused---that movie has fire!
Why some portray the Dutch/Flemish as boring, morose farts, even in the face of Bosch (Hieronymous) and Jan Steen, is a mystery.