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.
F. Murray Abraham
The Margrave
Ramsey Nasr
Hendrick Goltzius
Kate Moran
Adaela
Pippo Delbono
Samuel van Gouda
Giulio Berruti
Thomas Boethius
Lars Eidinger
Amos Quadfrey
Anne Louise Hassing
Susannah
Flavio Parenti
Eduard
Vincent Riotta
Ricardo del Monte
Francesco De Vito
Rabbi Moab
Goltzius & the Pelican Company is a comedy, history film released in 2012 exploring themes of sexuality, biography. Directed by Peter Greenaway, it stars F. Murray Abraham, Ramsey Nasr, Kate Moran. 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.
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