Nightwatching
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Nightwatching | |
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Directed by | Peter Greenaway |
Written by | Peter Greenaway |
Produced by | Kees Kasander |
Starring | Martin Freeman Emily Holmes Michael Teigen Christopher Britton |
Cinematography | Reinier van Brummelen |
Edited by | Karen Porter |
Music by | Włodek Pawlik |
Distributed by | ContentFilm International |
Running time | 134 min. |
Countries | Canada France Germany Poland Netherlands United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist
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.
Plot
The film is centred on the creation of
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.
Cast
- Martin Freeman as Rembrandt
- Saskia van Uylenburg
- Jodhi May as Geertje Dircx
- Emily Holmes as Hendrickje Stoffels
- Gerard Dou
- Michael Teigen as Carel Fabritius
- Agata Buzek as Titia Uylenburgh
- Natalie Press as Marieke
- Fiona O'Shaughnessy as Marita
- Adrian Lukis as Frans Banninck Cocq
- Michael Culkin as Herman Wormskerck
- Christopher Brittonas Rombout Kemp
- Reimer van Beek as Titus (newborn)
- Maciej Zakościelny as Egremont
References
External links
- Nightwatching at IMDb
- Nightwatching at AllMovie
- Nightwatching at the TCM Movie Database
- Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! at IMDb