Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Goltzius & the Pelican Company end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

Name: Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Genre: Comedy, History
Released: 2012
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Ramsey Nasr, Kate Moran, Pippo Delbono, Giulio Berruti

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Produced by Film and Music Entertainment, Head Gear Films

2012128 min6.1 / 10

A playful, irreverent historical comedy about a charismatic Renaissance artist who weaponizes erotic art and performance to seduce patrons and advance his ambitions.

Goltzius and the Pelican Company tells the story of Hendrik Goltzius, a late 16th century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints. A contemporary of Rembrandt and, indeed, more celebrated during his life, Goltzius seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books. In return, he promises him an extraordinary book of pictures of illustrating the Old Testament’s biblical stories. Erotic tales of Lot and his daughters, David and Bathsheba, Samson and Deliah and John the Baptist and Salome. To tempt the Margrave further, Goltzius and his printing company will offer to perform dramatisations of these erotic stories for his court.

Clusters

Whimsical Reinvention Through Romance Quirky Genius Movies Sincere Fantasy Adventures Quirky Concept Romance Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Comedy History

Keywords

Sexuality Biography

Questions people ask

Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Goltzius & the Pelican Company easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Goltzius & the Pelican Company end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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