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A work of historical fiction, The Miniaturist is set in 17th-century Amsterdam. Narrated in the third person, the story follows the coming-of-age of protagonist Nella Oortman within a marriage that meets none of her girlish expectations.
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Synopsis. It is 1686 in the Netherlands. Nella (Petronella) Oortman is eighteen, living in a small town. Her late father squandered the family's wealth and she makes an arranged marriage to Johannes Brandt, who is thirty-nine, a rich, respected Amsterdam merchant.
In 1686, 18-year-old Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma, The Witch) arrives in Amsterdam to meet her wealthy merchant husband Johannes Brandt (Alex Hassell, Genius: Picasso ), but is instead met...
The Miniaturist is a 2017 BBC television miniseries adaptation of the debut novel of the same name by Jessie Burton. The series was directed by Guillem Morales and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai and Alex Hassell and first aired in two parts from 26–27 December 2017 on BBC One.
A young woman moves to 17th century Amsterdam and hires a mysterious local miniaturist to furnish the dollhouse she received from her merchant husband as a present, but the lifelike miniatures somehow start eerily foreshadowing her fate. Stars. Anya Taylor-Joy. Romola Garai. Hayley Squires.
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- 2018-09-09
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Sep 23, 2018 · The final episode of The Miniaturist, a miniseries based on Jessie Burton's novel of the same name, aired tonight on Masterpiece PBS, and the ending was left open to the viewer's...
In 1686, 18-year-old Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma, The Witch) arrives in Amsterdam to meet her wealthy merchant husband Johannes Brandt (Alex Hassell, Genius: Picasso ), but is instead met...