Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait (1954)

Directed by

Morrie Roizman

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

26 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary short presents Rembrandt's paintings and drawings from across his entire life. The art is shown alongside narration about the events of his life.

informativecontemplativebiographicalvisualreflectiveeducationalserene

What happens

Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait is a 1954 American short documentary film about the artist Rembrandt produced by Morrie Roizman, a former editor for The March of Time. This film shows a series of Rembrandt's artwork, including painting and drawings spanning his entire life and being shown as related of events throughout his life are narrated. Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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