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Oct 20, 2009 · In “Rembrandt’s J’Accuse,” his generally absorbing if sometimes fog-inducing feature-length documentary investigation into the mysteries of the Rembrandt painting “The Night Watch,” Mr ...
- Peter Greenaway
Oct 8, 2008 · 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’s most famous painting,...
May 27, 2009 · 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 self-advantage. Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt's paintings into 17th century Amsterdam.
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 ...
An associated work by the same director is the documentary film Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008), in which Greenaway addresses 34 "mysteries" associated with the painting, illustrated by scenes from the drama.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse. The film explains how and why The Nightwatch, Rembrandt's J'Accuse, is a criticism of Amsterdam's oligarchy and plutocracy of the Golden Age.
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Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! plot. Forensic investigation of Rembrandt's Night Watch. Greenaway covers the background, context and conspiracy of all 34 depicted characters who committed murder together for their own benefit.
