Lions Gate Films - "GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING" The film stars an unforgettable Scarlett Johansson as Griet and Colin Firth as the acclaimed Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, as well as Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom) and Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later).

Set in 17th century Holland, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING tells the imagined, intriguing and highly seductive story behind one of Vermeer's greatest and most enigmatic paintings.

Griet (Scarlett Johansson) is a tilemaker's daughter, forced by tragedy to become a maid for the master painter Vermeer (Colin Firth) and his uptight family. Fascinated by his craft, she soon shows an aptitude for helping in his studio, where she finds herself drawn to the man and his world of color and light. As she becomes part of his work, their growing intimacy spreads disruption and jealousy within his ordered household and beyond, fuelling a scandal which threatens to ruin them all.

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING is directed by Peter Webber from a screenplay by Olivia Hetreed. The film also stars, Alakina Mann, Essie Davis, Judy Parfitt and David Morrissey. The film was produced by Andy Paterson and Anand Tucker