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Mar 6, 2017 · This intriguing and revelatory blend of human drama and art-history detective work argues that Rembrandt peppered the canvas of his masterpiece ‘The Night Watch’ with a cleverly coded attack on the Amsterdam bigwigs whose egos he was commissioned to flatter.
The year 1642 marks the turning point in the life of the famous Dutch painter, Rembrandt, turning him from a wealthy respected celebrity into a discredited p...
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Nightwatching: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May. An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'.
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- 2007-11-02
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 .
From Peter Greenaway, one of the most inventive, ambitious and controversial film-makers of our time, comes a thrilling period drama, told in explicit detail with customary irony and wit, that explores the romantic and professional life of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt, and the mystery surrounding the creation of his 1642 masterpiece, 'The N...
Running Time: 134 minutes. Certificate: 18. Original Title: Nightwatching. Peter Greenaway returns to form with this speculative but gorgeously presented account of Rembrandt’s creation of his...
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Watch the trailer; Details: 2007, Rest of the world, Cert 18, 134 mins. Direction: Peter Greenaway. Genre: Drama / Period