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Rembrandt's J'Accuse-the first of nine documentaries Greenaway is making about classic paintings-is rigorous and enthralling. Full Review | Apr 20, 2021 Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
“Rembrandt’s J’Accuse” is Greenaway’s critique on our visual illiteracy and uses the world’s fourth most popular painting – after Leonardo DaVinci’s “Mona Lisa (#1), his “The Last Supper (#2)” and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling (#3) – to make a case for murder, conspiracy and the motivations of the 34 people ...
J'accuse is an 'essay-istic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its 34 painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined ...
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Critics reviews. Behind Rembrandt’s masterpiece “The Night Watch” lies an intricate conspiracy. Peter Greenaway’s fierce criticism of today’s visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of the painting, discovering the many clues hidden in the canvas which reveal vendettas, corruption and power games.
Oct 5, 2008 · Combining Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio" and the director's own painterly "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover," Peter Greenaway turns fine art into a worthy murder mystery.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse by Peter Greenaway. J’Accuse is an essayistic film in which Greenaway’s fierce criticism of today’s visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt’s Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its 34 painted characters who have ...
Oct 8, 2008 · Rembrandt’s J’Accuse A scholarly yet broadly accessible illustrated lecture by British auteur Peter Greenaway, "Rembrandt's J'Accuse" is an enthralling docudrama that examines the Dutch master ...
