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Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting The Night Watch. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as his other lover Hendrickje Stoffels.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Emily Holmes. An 'essayistic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch.
The film explains how and why The Nightwatch, Rembrandt's J'Accuse, is a criticism of Amsterdam's oligarchy and plutocracy of the Golden Age. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the...
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- Martin Freeman
- Peter Greenaway
- Documentary, Mystery & Thriller
May 27, 2009 · J'accuse is an 'essay-istic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its 34 painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined ...
Oct 21, 2009 · Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! - Metacritic. 2009. Not Rated. Magnolia Pictures. 1 h 26 m. Summary There is a conspiracy depicted in Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”. Greenaway’s new documentary film explains it all – the event, the motive, the conspirators, the murderers, the numerous clues and the outcome.
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- Peter Greenaway
- Not Rated
- Martin Freeman
Oct 8, 2008 · A scholarly yet broadly accessible illustrated lecture by British auteur Peter Greenaway, “Rembrandt’s J’Accuse” is an enthralling docudrama that examines the Dutch master’s most famous ...
Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt's paintings into seventeenth-century Amsterdam. He paints a world that is democratic in principle, but is almost entirely ruled by twelve families. The notion exists of these regents as charitable and compassionate entities.
