Tulip Fever

Desire. Obsession. Betrayal. This summer they’re in full bloom.


Tulip Fever
Hollywood rolls out a cautionary tale about the current Bitcoin craze, by looking at a similar event 400 years ago. Set in 17th century Amsterdam, a married woman begins a passionate affair with the artist hired to paint her portrait. At the same time her maid is also involved in her own romance. The lovers gamble on the booming market for tulip bulbs as a way to raise money to run away together.

107 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Sex, Nudity).
Drama, Period piece, Romance, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.



Credits

Cast
Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Tom Hollander, Matthew Morrison, Kevin McKidd, Douglas Hodge
Director
Justin Chadwick
ScreenplayDeborah Moggach, Tom Stoppard, from the novel by Deborah Moggach
MusicDanny Elfman
CinematographyEigil Bryld
EditingRick Russell
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2017
Produced byWorldview Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Ruby Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageMild impact, infrequent
NudityMild impact, frequent
SexNone (sic)
ViolenceLow impact, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: RestrictedRated R for sexual content and nudity
Runtime105
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
3
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
4
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
2
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
17 +
Positive messages
0
Positive role models
0
Violence
2
Sex
5
Language
2
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Sheri Linden quote iconA period piece that fails to bloom.
10
24.com
Ilan Preskovsky quote iconIt's an extremely bumpy ride, full of abrupt turns and grinding gear-changes but it's kind of fun while it lasts.
10
Metacritic.com
21 critics
8
Rottentomatoes critics
48 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconTulip Fever is a lush, handsomely-mounted period piece undone by uninspired dialogue and excessive plotting.
2
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
9
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconClumsy telling of silly, confusing story has lots of sex.
5

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
22 users
10
Rottentomatoes users
4939 users
11
IMDB
2162 Netizens
13
The Movie DB
Community
13

Average .. 45%

9

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