Rembrandt van Rijn's professional and romantic life.
Release Date: 2007
DVD Release Date: June 9th, 2009
R |2 hr 14 min
Plot SummaryRembrandt van Rijn's professional and romantic life.
Cast: Emily Holmes, Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Toby Jones, Jonathan Holmes, Michael Teigen, Kevin McNulty
Director: Peter Greenaway
Genres: Historical drama , Biography , Mystery
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Part alt–art-history lesson and part pilot for CSI: The Louvre, Peter Greenaway’s deconstruction of Rembrandt’s 1642 painting The Night Watch contends that the work is--after the Mona Lisa, Da Vinci’s The Last Supper and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel--the fourth best-known artwork in the world. show more
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