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  • Close to Vermeer (2023)
  • 79 min | Documentary
Close to Vermeer (2023)
79 min | Documentary
Much has been written, but little is known about Johannes Vermeer, painter of iconic paintings and crowd pleasers such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. His small oeuvre is almost everything he left behind. Dicht bij Vermeer (...See moreMuch has been written, but little is known about Johannes Vermeer, painter of iconic paintings and crowd pleasers such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. His small oeuvre is almost everything he left behind. Dicht bij Vermeer (Close to Vermeer) follows Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and flamboyant curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In the year before he retires, he works on his big dream: the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. Together with Weber, a number of Vermeer enthusiasts and experts go in search of what truly makes a Vermeer a Vermeer. Through new discoveries and by dissecting the work layer by layer, this film brings us closer to the painter to understand the decisions he made and the steps in his oeuvre. See less
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Director
Suzanne Raes
Writer
Suzanne Raes (written by)
Producer
Ilja Roomans
Composer
Alex Simu
Cinematographer
Victor Horstink
Editor
Noud Holtman
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Release date
May 26, 2023 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations

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