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An 'essayistic' 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 thirty-four painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage. Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt's ...
Nightwatching. 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 ...
Rembrandt's J'accuse. An 'essayistic' documentary in which director Peter 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 thirty-four painted characters who have ...
Feb 15, 2019 · The Dutch master’s famous painting has inspired theories that suggest it led to his downfall. Fisun Güner takes a closer look. When Rembrandt van Rijn died aged 63 in 1669, he was buried in an ...
Oct 24, 2008 · REMBRANDT'S J'ACCUSE. Behind Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Night Watch" lies an intricate conspiracy. Peter Greenaway accompanies us in the discovery of numerous clues hidden in the canvas which reveal vendettas, corruption and power games. Like the condemnation in Zola's "J'accuse" (1890), the accusations have been accurately recorded, though ...
This companion documentary piece to Nightwatching is a forensic examination of Rembrandt’s painting, exploring some of the themes devised in the earlier film. Greenaway takes on the role of prosecutor as he interviews many of the original cast members in character, exploring the underbelly of the Dutch Golden Age and analysing the mysteries ...
