There are some interesting things happening in the setting. Because that’s how to properly ghost from a relationship. Meanwhile, Sophia and her painter also want to be with each other, and…and…Įventually there’s a couple of faked deaths. Once Maria gives birth, then Maria will be able to be with the baby, but of course I see about twelve holes in this plan right here. Sophia comes up with a plan to fake a pregnancy herself and to hide Maria’s. He’s not able to send word of where he is or what’s going on, and Maria is now pregnant. A lot.Īt the same time, Maria is carrying on an affair with the fishmonger, William, who, in an effort to make enough money to buy them a farm, gets involved in the tulip market, and does really well for himself until he gets pressed into service by the navy. There’s also a plot with Maria, Sophia’s maid/cook (Grainger) who has a paramour of her own, and there’s a secret baby….Ĭornelis acquired himself a young wife because he wanted an heir, but he has some issues with his “little soldier.” When DeHaan shows up, Sophia has pants feelings, he has pants feelings, and after like, a conversation and a half (all held while Cornelis is in the room), they both conclude that they are in love, and must bang. Sophia and the painter fall into lust, and they plan to escape after making a bunch of money on the tulip market. It’s the story of Sophia (Vikander), who is married to an older merchant, Cornelis (Waltz), and he engages a painter (Dane DeHaan, aka Valerian) to paint their portraits. Set during the Tulip Mania in Amsterdam in the 1630s, it’s…well, it was marketed (such as it was) as a thriller, but there’s nothing remotely thrilling about it. It’s based on the novel Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach. It’s written by Tom Stoppard ( Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) and directed by Justin Chadwick ( The Other Boleyn Girl).

Collins from the 2005 Pride and Prejudice), the kid and the chick from Valerian (who I guess come as a package deal?), Kevin McKidd (who needed something to do during the Grey’s Anatomy hiatus?) Matthew Morrison for some reason, and Zach Galifianakis. Three Oscar winners (Alicia Vikander, Christoph Waltz, and Judi Dench), Holliday Grainger in her obligatory period drama, Tom Hollander (Mr. It’s a weird movie with the most random cast imaginable. When Fandango actually put up a release date, it was for the last weekend in August, but in reality it opened on Labor Day weekend. It was announced in 2013, and screened at the 2015 Venice film festival, but then its release dates kept getting pushed back and back and back. Among people who keep an eye on movie news, Tulip Fever has been a bit of a folk tale.

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