Rembrandt

This FrenchGermanDutch biopic on the life of 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is told in flashbacks from the pointofview of the aged artist Soon after establishing his career as a painter in Amsterdam he marries the radiant Saskia As he makes a name for himself he can soon afford to buy a large house by teaching wealthy aristocrats how to paint However the couples happiness is shortlived Saskia dies soon after bearing their son Titus Crushed van Rijn seeks comfort first in the arms of his maid Geertje and then with his second wife Hendrickje who gives birth to a daughter In spite of his genius van Rijns determinedly eccentric behavior alienates the very members of the elite who were paying his bills At one point the artists home and belongings including many of his paintings are seized and sold for humiliatingly low prices in a rigged auction