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- DirectorOeke HoogendijkStarsEijk De Mol van OtterlooJan SixRose-Marie De Mol van OtterlooThis is set in the world of the Old Masters and offers a mosaic of gripping stories in which unrestrained passion for Rembrandt's paintings leads to dramatic developments and unexpected plot turns.
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsJim SturgessSam WorthingtonRyan KwantenThe inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.
- DirectorSuzanne RaesStarsAbbie VandiverePieter RoelofsGregor J.M. WeberMuch 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.
- DirectorOeke HoogendijkStarsTaco DibbitsWim PijbesChronicles the design of a new entrance to the Rijksmuseum Museum and complete rebuild of the interior. From 2003 it documents the multiple crises which slow the project's progress until the institution reopened.Brouhaha between bikers and museum director/architects. Ignore Amsterdam’s ‘be practical’ at one’s peril; director from Rotterdam, not understanding Amsterdam’s bike culture. Rijks isn’t Louvre, regardless of aspiration.
- DirectorKlaus SteindlStarsSean Pertwee1637: in an incomparable attack of collective madness and boundless greed, the country's citizens put their money into market speculation - involving derivatives, futures, options and investment certificates - all for tulip bulbs.Tulip bulbs are being bought and sold. The problem is not knowing what flower the bulb will produce. Dutch auction - counts down from a high price. First futures market, since bulbs can only be above ground for a brief period. Tulip books provided the visual proof, along with contracts written in paper. Dec 1636 - Jan 1637, prices skyrocketed. Semper Augustus - not seen, but highly coveted.
- StarsToby JonesThomas S. KaplanLeonore van SlotenThe life and art of the quintessential 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt.
- DirectorGiovanni PiscagliaStarsValeria Bruni TedeschiMarco GoldinEva RoversA new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works.
- DirectorDavid BickerstaffStarsHugh BonnevilleTracy ChevalierWalter LiedtkeThe Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. This beautifully filmed documentary goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece.