Dear members of Cinema Space,

The forth meeting of "From book to movie" will be held at TPD Center at 14:00, Saturday, May 15th, 2010. There will be the screening of Girl with a pearl earring (director Peter Webber) - a film adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's book of the same name. As usual, there will be a discussion about the adaption with our guests. 

Time: 14:00, May 15th 2010

Venue: TPD Center- 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Agenda:

            14:00: Screening of "Girl with a pearl earring"

            15:45: Discussion with guests: Translator Dang Tuyet Anh- Author of "Girl with a pearl earring" in Vietnamese

About the movie Girl with a pearl earring

After her father's accident, the whole family now depend on 16-year-old Griet, who has to work as a maid at Vermeer family. As soon as she arrives at the house, Griet knows what she has to do: cleaning, babysitting, washing. Things change after the day Griet is to clean her master's painting room, a forbidden place even to the master's powerful wife.

Everyday, in that room ,Griet finds her own peace with all of the unfinished paints, and their author. Her aesthetic sense moves the lonely artist, makes her gradually becomes a part of his life. Their closeness brings destructive changes to Vermeer's disciplined family and becomes a scandal in the village..

Girl with a pearl earring got 3 nominations in Oscar 2004 and won other awards.

The book "GIrl with a pearl earring" was published in Vietnam by Literature Publisihing House and Nha Nam Publishing and  Communication Company.

The program is for preference and non-profit.