Tulip Fever (2017)

An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.

Director:

Justin Chadwick

Writers:

Deborah Moggach (screenplay by), Tom Stoppard (screenplay by)

Stars:

Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Vikander	...	Sophia Sandvoort
Dane DeHaan	...	Jan van Loos
Jack O'Connell	...	Willem Brok
Holliday Grainger	...	Maria
Tom Hollander	...	Dr Sorgh
Matthew Morrison	...	Mattheus
Kevin McKidd	...	Johan De Bye
Douglas Hodge	...	Nicholas Steen
Joanna Scanlan	...	Mrs Overvalt
Zach Galifianakis	...	Gerrit
Judi Dench	...	Abbess
Christoph Waltz	...	Cornelis Sandvoort
David Harewood	...	Mr Prater
Alexandra Gilbreath	...	Lysbeth
Cara Delevingne	...	Annetje

Storyline

In seventeenth century Amsterdam, an orphaned girl Sophia is forcibly married to a rich and powerful merchant Cornelis Sandvoort - an unhappy "arrangement" that saves her from poverty. After her husband commissions a portrait, she begins a passionate affair with the painter Jan Van Loos, a struggling young artist. Seeking to escape the merchant's ever-reaching grasp, the lovers risk everything and enter the frenzied tulip bulb market, with the hope that the right bulb will make a fortune and buy their freedom.

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Plot Keywords:

painter | marriage | thief | doctor | adultery | 

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Taglines:

Desire. Obsession. Betrayal. This summer they're in full bloom.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dame Judi Dench and Christoph Waltz appeared in Spectre (2015).

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Goofs

Despite this being a movie entirely about Dutch people set in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, not one character has a Dutch accent, and even names of Dutch towns such as Utrecht are mispronounced.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Maria: [narration] Before you were born, Amsterdam was captivated by a flower: the tulip. They came from far away in the East and were so rare and beautiful that people lost their senses in wanting to own them. Rich and poor were spending and borrowing money to join the trade in bulbs, which were going up in price all the time. None more so than the rare striped tulips that were called breakers. A new breaker came from nowhere like an act of God, and it changed people's lives. A white ...

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Tulip Fever (2017)

User Reviews

I liked it!

A pretty good period piece set in an interesting location during an even more interesting time, could have been great, but overall it's still good enough.. Christoph Waltz walks on water as always!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Germany]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tulip Fever

Filming Locations:

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,158,017, 3 September 2017

Gross USA:

$2,455,635

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,204,549

Company Credits

Production Co:

Worldview Entertainment, The Weinstein Company, Ruby Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1