Goltzius and the Pelican Company
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Goltzius and the Pelican Company is an upcoming film about 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 Lot and his daughters, David
and Bathsheba
, 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 Pelican Company:
The Margrave’s family and court:
Hendrik Goltzius
Hendrik Goltzius , was a Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, noted for his sophisticated technique and the "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A...
, 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
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
Biblical stories. Erotic tales of Lot and his daughters, David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
and Bathsheba
Bathsheba
According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She is most known for the Bible story in which King David seduced her....
, Samson
Samson
Samson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....
and Delilah
Delilah
Delilah appears only in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges 16, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall...
and John the Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
and Salome
Salome
Salome , the Daughter of Herodias , is known from the New Testament...
. 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
Nightwatching
Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his painting The Night Watch. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as...
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Cast
- Hendrick Goltzius — Ramsey NasrRamsey NasrRamsey Nasr is a Dutch author and actor of mixed descent .He is Dichter des Vaderlands since January 2009.-Filmography:*Frans en Duits *Thuisfront...
- The Margrave of Alsace — F. Murray AbrahamF. Murray AbrahamFahrid Murray Abraham is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men and Scarface...
The Pelican Company:
- Thomas Boethius — Giulio Berruti
- Adaela — Kate Moran
- Eduard Hansa — Flavio Parenti
- Susannah — Anne Louise HassingAnne Louise HassingAnne Louise Hassing is a Danish actress best known for her award-winning roles in the films, The Idiots and Pain of Love .- Career :...
- Strachey — Hendrik Aerts
- Portia — Halina ReijnHalina ReijnHalina Reijn is a Dutch actress and writer.Halina Reijn was professionally trained at the Theatre Academy in Maastricht...
- Quadfrey — Lars Eidinger
- Samuel van Gouda — Pippo Delbono
The Margrave’s family and court:
- Isadora — Alba RohrwacherAlba RohrwacherAlba Caterina Rohrwacher is an Italian actress.Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence, the daughter of a German father and an Italian mother. She studied acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Her first movie role was in 2004 in L'amore ritrovato. In 2008 she was awarded the...
- Ebola Goyal — Lisette Malidor
- Ricardo del Monte — Vincent RiottaVincent RiottaVincent Riotta is an English-born stage and film actor of Italian descent. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He went on to perform in various stage plays, such as Shakespeare's Romeo, which was held at the Young Vic, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, held at the Leicester...
- Rabbi Moab — Francesco De Vito
- Johannes Cleaver — Stefano Scherini