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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 .
Given Greenaway’s enduring exploration of images both as independent identities and bridges to other realms, it’s unsurprising that he’s latched on to a painting like “The Night Watch,” not just...
26 Mar 2010. Running Time: 134 minutes. Certificate: 18. Original Title: Nightwatching. Peter Greenaway returns to form with this speculative but gorgeously presented account of Rembrandt’s...
Sep 30, 2009 · The plot of Nightwatching, while many-layered and giving important weight to Rembrandt's relationships with his wife and servants Geertje Dircx (Jodhi May) and Hendrickje Stoffels (Emily Holmes), mainly revolves around the gestation of the painting and Greenaway's many-tentacled conspiracy idea.
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
Synopsis. 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.
Mar 26, 2010 · Nightwatching presents a highly speculative tale involving the Dutch artist in a confusingly convoluted conspiracy centred on the painting of his 1642 masterpiece, The Night Watch (pictured right). The painting depicts a group portrait of the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia, from which various shady characters are bought to life in the film.
