Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2014)

Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2014)

2014-02-05 United Kingdom, Croatia, France, Netherlands 128 Min. PG-13
6.1 34 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

F. Murray Abraham is The Margrave
The Margrave
Ramsey Nasr is Hendrick Goltzius
Hendrick Goltzius
Kate Moran is Adaela
Pippo Delbono is Samuel van Gouda
Samuel van Gouda
Giulio Berruti is Thomas Boethius
Thomas Boethius
Lars Eidinger is Amos Quadfrey
Amos Quadfrey
Vincent Riotta is Ricardo del Monte
Ricardo del Monte
Francesco De Vito is Rabbi Moab