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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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- Biography, Drama, History
- Peter Greenaway
- 2007-11-02
Briefly, the plot of Nightwatching is about Rembrandt's uncovering of a conspiracy during his painting of his most famous work the Night Watch. Just as importantly it's about the three loves of his life. I've tried to review this film in the context of Peter Greenaway's directing career as it's pretty critical to my appreciation.
Rated 4/5 Stars • 01/30/23. An art movie in every sense, featuring beautiful cinematography, vibrant colors, and elaborate sets that look more like paintings than real-life locations ...
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- Peter Greenaway
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- Emily Holmes
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 .
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 masterpiece, The...
Sep 12, 2007 · By turns both murder mystery, biopic and art-historical tract, Nightwatching is the British director's most commercial film for a long while, though it is still very much an arthouse prospect.
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Watch the trailer; Details: 2007, Rest of the world, Cert 18, 134 mins. Direction: Peter Greenaway. Genre: Drama / Period