GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

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At the ripe age of 19, Scarlett Johansson has created a fertile Lolita allure for older men in three powerful movies.

Johansson was the alluring object of desire for Billy Bob Thornton in the Coen Brothers’ “The Man Who Wasn’t There.”

She got Bill Murray’s goat in Sophia Coppola’s “Lost In Translation.” 

Here, Scarlett Johansson inspires Colin Firth (as Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer).

Johansson's Griet is a 17-year-old maid in Peter Webber’s period drama “The Girl With The Pearl Earring.”

"Girl With A Pearl Earring" is an intriguing speculative account of the creation of one of Vermeer’s most famous and sensual paintings.

Every shot in the film looks like it was taken right out of a painting from Delft, Holland, circa 1665 — thanks to Director of Photography Eduardo Serra (“The Wings of the Dove”) and Production Designer Ben Van Os (“The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover”).

Scarlett Johansson masters the subtle narrative with singular command of her exquisite acting instrument. 

Wow.

Rated PG-13. 95 mins.