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'Goltzius and the Pelican Company' is a 2012 historical film by writer-director Peter Greenaway.

Plot



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. Goltzius promises him an extraordinary book of pictures of the Old Testament Biblical stories. Erotic tales of the temptation of Adam and Eve, Lot and his daughters, David and Bathsheba, Joseph and Potiphar's wife, Samson and Delilah, and John the Baptist and Salome. To tempt the Margrave further, Goltzius and his printing company will offer to perform dramatizations of these erotic stories for his court.

'Goltzius and the Pelican Company' is the second feature in Greenaway's film series "Dutch Masters", which includes the previous film 'Nightwatching'. The third entry in the series was to focus on Hieronymus Bosch and its release was planned to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death in 2016.[http://www.nu.nl/film/2775693/greenaway-maakt-film-jeroen-bosch-.html "greenaway maakt film jeroen bosch..."][http://kasander.blogspot.ie/2012/03/greenaway-makes-film-about-jheronimus.html "greenaway makes film about jheronimus..."]

Cast



* Ramsey Nasr as Hendrick Goltzius

* F. Murray Abraham as The Margrave of Alsace

* Goran Bogdan as Gottlieb

* Truus de Boer as Sophie

* Nada Abrus as Marie

* Duko Valenti as Priest

* Milan Pletina as Priest 3

* Enes Vejzovi as Churchman 1

* Vedran ivoli as Joachim

* Katija Zubi as Beatrice Fereres

* Boris Bakal as Messenger

* Vedran Komeriki as Churchman

* Samir Vuji as Priest 2

* Tvrtko Juri as Priest 4

; The Pelican Company:

* Giulio Berruti as Thomas Boethius

* Kate Moran as Adaela

* as Eduard Hansa

* Anne Louise Hassing as Susannah

* Hendrik Aerts as Strachey

* Halina Reijn as Portia

* Lars Eidinger as Quadfrey

* Pippo Delbono as Samuel van Gouda

; The Margrave's family and court:

* Maaike Neuville as Isadora

* as Ebola Goyal

* Vincent Riotta as Ricardo del Monte

* Francesco De Vito as Rabbi Moab

* as Johannes Cleaver

Release



Goltzius and the Pelican Company was released on 17 September 2012.

Awards



* Peter Greenaway was nominated and won the 'FICE Award' for 'Best European Director' at the 'FICE- Federazione Italiana Cinema dEssai' in 2014.

* Peter Greenaway was nominated for the 'New Visions Award' for 'Best Motion Picture' at the 'Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival' in 2013.

References




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