Underplayed Gems

Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008)

Rembrandt's J'Accuse poster
Original title
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Directed by
Peter Greenaway
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Peter Greenaway presents a documentary exploring 34 mysteries tied to Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch. He argues that the artwork contains hidden accusations and conspiracies against its subjects.

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What happens

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. Reinier van Brummelen is the director of photography. James Willcock, known for his esoteric sets, is the art director. The film is described by co-producer Jean Labadie as "a return to the Greenaway of The Draughtsman's Contract." It features Greenaway's trademark neoclassical compositions and graphic sexuality. The original music is by Włodek Pawlik, while the film also makes prominent use of existing compositions by Giovanni Sollima, whose music Greenaway had also used through The Tulse Luper Suitcases. The film premiered in competition, at the Venice Film Festival. Nightwatching is the first feature in Greenaway's film series "Dutch Masters", and was followed by Goltzius and the Pelican Company. An associated work by the same director is the documentary film Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008), in which Greenaway addresses 34 "mysteries" associated with the painting, illustrated by scenes from the drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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