Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012)

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.

Updated May 26 2020

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Runtime: 128 mins Rating: 6.9

Cast

F. Murray Abraham

The Margrave

Anne Louise Hassing

Susannah

Francesco De Vito

Rabbi Moab

Vincent Riotta

Ricardo del Monte

Halina Reijn

Portia

Lars Eidinger

Quadfrey

Flavio Parenti

Eduard

Ramsey Nasr

Hendrick Goltzius