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REMBRANDT'S J'ACCUSE

by Peter Greenaway

synopsis

Behind Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Night Watch" lies an intricate conspiracy. Peter Greenaway accompanies us in the discovery of numerous clues hidden in the canvas which reveal vendettas, corruption and power games. Like the condemnation in Zola's "J'accuse" (1890), the accusations have been accurately recorded, though here they are preserved in paint, creating an investigation where Rembrandt is detective, accuser, prosecutor and judge.

original title: Rembrandt's J'accuse
country: Netherlands
sales agent: Content International
year: 2008
genre: documentary
directed by: Peter Greenaway
film run: 86'
screenplay: Peter Greenaway
cast: Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Emily Holmes, Jonathan Holmes
cinematography by: Reinier van Brummelen
film editing: Elmer Leupen
art director: Maarten Piersma
costumes designer: Marrit van der Burgt
music: Giovanni Sollima, Marco Robino
producer: Femke Wolting, Bruno Felix
production: Submarine, The Kasander Film Company, VPRO Television, WDR, YLE

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