poster

Goltzius & the Pelican Company

61% | Feb 05, 2014 | Comedy, History

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.

Featured Crew

Peter Greenaway
Director
Peter Greenaway
Writer

Cast

actor1
F. Murray Abraham
The Margrave
actor1
Ramsey Nasr
Hendrick Goltzius
actor1
Kate Moran
Adaela
actor1
Pippo Delbono
Samuel van Gouda
actor1
Giulio Berruti
Thomas Boethius

Images