1. Girl with the pearl earring (16 January 2004) Certificate 12 Tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Tagline : Beauty inspires obsession.

2. Production Main companies involved: Archer Street Productions Delux Productions Film Fund Luxembourg Pathé Pictures International UK Film Council Wild Bear Films

3. The film was directed by Peter Webber The film is based on the novel by: Tracy Chevalier Screenplay by: Olivia Hetreed

4. Cast: Colin Firth - Johannes Vermeer Scarlett Johansson – Griet Tom Wilkinson- pieter van Ruiiven

5. Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 33 nominations A few of the film awards: Dinard British Film Festival – Audience award National Board Of Review, USA - Special Recognition Polish film awards – best European film.

6. Distribution: Artisan Home Video -Domestic Video Distributor Lionsgate -Domestic Theatrical Distributor Feature House Films -Foreign Distribution Rights

7. Audience: Certificate 12 romantic drama – more women are likely to want to watch this film.

8. Advertisements: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335119/traile rs-screenplay-E18635-314 An example of the Poster used Trailer The design of the poster shows the characters are in love. The man seems deeply in love with the girl.

9. Reviews: Look closely at Johansson… an immaculate period performance. – The New Yorker A rich gem expertly told in a surprising scant 95 minutes- USA Today. An intelligent, visually ravishing adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling novel - Variety

10. Exhibition: The film trailer was shown before shows in the cinema from spring 2003. Was first released on 9 th January in USA but 14 th January 2004 for UK. Other release dates ranged from early 2004 to late 2005. was shown at film festivals before official release. Eg. Telluride Film Festival, Copenhagen International Film Festival

11. Box Office: Domestic: $11,670,971 37.1% + Foreign: $19,795,818 62.9% = Worldwide: $31,466,789

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