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Goltzius & the Pelican Company

2012 · 128 min

A theatrical, talky plunge into art and lust, staged like a series of provocative tableaux that reward patience and punish distraction.

Overview: Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
How it feels: Satirical, campy, cynical and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Sexuality, art, power, obsession
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sexuality
art
power
obsession
faith
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong