The Black Tulip

A stately, old-fashioned period drama that unfolds patiently, mixing rivalry and wrongful imprisonment with a gentle, earnest romance.

Genres

Action & adventure, Drama

Starring

Simon Ward, Tessa Wyatt, John Cater

Overview

The city of Haarlem, Netherlands, has set a prize of ƒ100,000 to the person who can grow a black tulip, sparking competition between the country's best gardeners to win the money, honour and fame. Only the city's oldest citizens remember the Tulip Mania thirty years prior, and the citizens throw themselves into the competition. The young and bourgeois Cornelius van Baerle has almost succeeded but is suddenly thrown into the Loevestein prison. There he meets the prison guard's beautiful daughter Rosa, who will be his comfort and help, and eventually become his rescuer.

How it feels

Romantic, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, love, justice, betrayal

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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