Close to Vermeer

2023 | Documentary

Synopsis

Much has been written, but little is known about Johannes Vermeer, painter of iconic paintings and crowd pleasers such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. His small oeuvre is almost everything he left behind. Dicht bij Vermeer (Close to Vermeer) follows Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and flamboyant curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In the year before he retires, he works on his big dream: the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. Together with Weber, a number of Vermeer enthusiasts and experts go in search of what truly makes a Vermeer a Vermeer. Through new discoveries and by dissecting the work layer by layer, this film brings us closer to the painter to understand the decisions he made and the steps in his oeuvre.

Scores

Overall Score
46.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.0%
Review Aggregate
92.9

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score99.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes530

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$178,761$184,041
International2023$627,265$645,793
Worldwide2023$806,026$829,834

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2023$340,286$350,338
Digital Rentals ?2023$1,723,000$1,773,893
Digital Purchases ?2023$2,650,000$2,728,274
Physical Rentals ?2023$380,000$391,224
Physical Purchases ?2023$1,135,000$1,168,525
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$89,380$92,021
Total Revenues2023$6,317,667$6,504,274
Expenses
Budget ?2023$304,000 (est)$312,979 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$318,000 (est)$327,393 (est)
Participations2023$253,000$260,473
Residuals ?2023$228,000$234,734
Interest & Overhead2023$60,800$62,596
Total Expenses2023$1,163,800$1,198,175
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$5,153,867$5,306,098

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