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Nightwatching Directed by Peter Greenaway Produced by Kees Kasander Written by Peter Greenaway Starring Martin Freeman
Emily Holmes
Michael Teigen
Christopher BrittonMusic by Włodek Pawlik Cinematography Reinier van Brummelen Distributed by ContentFilm International Running time 134 min. Country Canada/France/Germany/Poland
Netherlands/United KingdomLanguage English Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 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. Reinier van Brummelen is the director of photography. James Willcock, known for his esoteric sets, is the art director.
The film is described by co-producer Jean Labadie as "a return to the Greenaway of The Draughtsman's Contract."[1] It features Greenaway's trademark neoclassical compositions and graphic sexuality. The music is by Włodek Pawlik. The film premiered in competition, at the Venice Film Festival.
Nightwatching is the first feature in Greenaway's film series "Dutch Masters". The following film in the series is Goltzius and the Pelican Company.[2]
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.
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NightWatch by Rembrandt: Rembrandt's J'Accuse (Hidden Mirror Image)
Synopsis
The film is centred on the creation of The Night Watch, Rembrandt's most famous work, depicting civilian militiamen who wanted to be celebrated in a group portrait. The film posits a conspiracy to murder within the musketeer regiment of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, and suggests that Rembrandt may have immortalized a conspiracy theory using subtle allegory in his group portrait of the regiment, subverting what was to have been a highly prestigious commission for both painter and subject.
The film also depicts Rembrandt's personal life, and suggests he suffered serious consequences in later life as a result of the accusation contained in his most famous painting.
Notes
- ^ Variety
- ^ Morgan, Nesta. "Nightwatching". film&festivals (United Kingdom: Wallflower Press, Film Culture Ltd.) 2 (2): p.5. ISSN 1755-5485.
External links
- Nightwatching at the Internet Movie Database
- Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Peter Greenaway Vertical Features Remake (1978) • The Falls (1980) • The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) • The Coastline (1983) • A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) • The Belly of an Architect (1987) • Drowning by Numbers (1988) • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) • A TV Dante (1989) • Prospero's Books (1991) • The Baby of Mâcon (1993) • The Pillow Book (1996) • Stairs 1 Geneva (1994) • 8½ Women (1999) • The Tulse Luper Suitcases (2003) • Nightwatching (2007) • Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008) • Castle Amerongen (2011) • Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2011) • Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2012)Categories:- Avant-garde and experimental films
- 2007 films
- Films directed by Peter Greenaway
- Biographical films about artists
- Biographical film stubs
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