Love, money, and ambition combine in this passionate tale set in 1630s Amsterdam, where tulip mania reigns. As artist and subject fall in love, they succumb to the tulip fever as a way to fund their escape from her aging husband. But theirlies multiply, and events move toward a thrilling and tragic climax. The film stars Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz. "Lush and sensuously written."—Booklist