VIEWS ON VERMEER -
       12 short stories

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) left us a small oeuvre of only 36 paintings. Internationally, the power of his work is now more profound than ever. Blockbuster exhibitions, the novel and movie ‘Girl with a pearl earring’ caught a broad audience. Millions are touched by his work. What do we see in Vermeer that makes him so contemporary? The dignity of his painted ladies, the cinematic and photographic character of his images, the psychological impact, the serenity or apparent glimpse in our own everyday life? Influential contemporary artists, photographers and opinion leaders unravel the extraordinary and mysterious impact of this 17^th century master in our day and age.

With:
Tom Hunter, Alain de Botton, Walter Liedtke, Otto Naumann, Thomas Kaplan, Chuck Close, Philip Steadman, Peter Webber, Erwin Olaf, Joel Meyerowitz, Lawrence Weschler, Tracy Chevalier, Steve McCurry, Arthur K. Wheelock, Jonathan Janson, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Geoffrey Batchen

Produced in co-production with AVRO, and supported by the CoBO fund and the Dutch Cultural Media Fund.

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
IDFA, Amsterdam Nov'09 / International Festival of Films on Art, Montreal Mar'10 / OXDOX, Oxford Apr'10 / Gdansk Docfilm Festival, Apr'10 / Hot Docs, Toronto May'10 / DocAVIV, Tel Aviv May'10 / Melbourne International Film Festival, Jul/Aug'10

SPECIAL SCREENING PARIS
May 25, 2010 Institut Neerlandais