Nightwatching

Poster

The year 1642 marks the turning point in the life of the famous Dutch painter, Rembrandt, turning him from a wealthy respected celebrity into a discredited pauper. At the insistence of his pregnant wife Saskia, Rembrandt has reluctantly agreed to paint the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia in a group portrait that will later become to be known as The Nightwatch. Rembrandt stumbles on a foul murder and builds his accusation meticulously in the form of the commissioned painting, uncovering the seamy and hypocritical side to Dutch Society in the Golden Age. The bold and courageous painting of The Night Watch, exceptional in aesthetics and content, is Rembrandt's most celebrated painting, it consolidated his reputation as a master-painter but it also destroyed him socially and financially.


Cast

Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Toby Jones

Director(s)

Peter Greenaway


Duration

1 x 136'

Genre(s)

Film, Biographical, Drama, Historical, Arts & Culture

Year of Production

2007


Available Media
Gallery
More Like This
Dying on the Edge (aka Hearsay)
Dying on the Edge (aka Hearsay)
Zoe Busiek: Wild Card
Zoe Busiek: Wild Card
World's Greatest Dad
World's Greatest Dad
Caitlin's Way (aka Just a Kid)
Caitlin's Way (aka Just a Kid)
Once Upon a Time in Queens
Once Upon a Time in Queens
The Wild Roses
The Wild Roses
Swimfan
Swimfan
The Clinic
The Clinic
Clean Break
Clean Break
The Pity of War: Poets at the Front
The Pity of War: Poets at the Front
Moving On
Moving On