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The film is based on the life of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. He seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
Nov 13, 2012 · Running time: 128 MIN. With: With: F. Murray Abraham, Ramsey Nasr, Kate Moran, Giulio Berruti, Anne Louise Hassingh, Flavio Parenti, Lars Eidinger, Halina Reijn, Pippo Delbono, Francesco De Vito ...
Jul 8, 2014 · In order to sweeten the deal Goltzius will stage live enactments of six biblical stories for the court, penned by playwright Thomas Boethius (Giulio Berruti) and each demonstrating a particular sexual taboo - voyeurism, incest, adultery, paedophilia, prostitution, necrophilia. Strong stuff then.
Nov 12, 2012 · Far less successful in its meld of drama, art history lecturing and digital jiggery-pokery than the director’s 2007 Rembrandt excursus Nightwatching, Goltzius And The Pelican Company is a return ...
Jul 12, 2014 · A lan Parker once described Peter Greenaway's work as "a load of posturing poo-poo", while Ken Russell insisted that he was "more interested in shit than soul". Fittingly, this latest from Britain ...
Set in the year 1590, Goltzius and the Pelican Company is the story of Dutch print-maker Hendrick Goltzius (Ramsey Nasr) and his quest to promote the New Humanism writings of Ovid.
Leader of the Pelican Company, a troupe of actors and artists whose activities support both themselves and Goltzius’ printing work, he strikes a deal with the Margrave of Alsace (an imperious F. Murray Abraham) whereby funding will be received for a new press and publications in return for the company acting out six sexual taboos recounted in ...
