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Nightwatching

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Nightwatching

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2007

2h 14m

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Rembrandt van Rijn's professional and romantic life.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

The formal proscenium staging and classical lighting are all Greenaway's, but the central fulminating performance from Freeman is the real revelation.

Jul 6, 2010

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Often, Greenaway's handling of actors is his weakest point: but he gets fiercely intelligent performances here from Martin Freeman and Eva Birthistle as the artist and his wife Saskia.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 26, 2010

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

There is a vertiginous sense that Freeman could, after all, have been a contender, if not in the Laughton weight class.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2010

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Ken Eisner

Georgia Straight

At more than two hours, with almost no depiction of the groundbreaking painter at work and few views of the paintings themselves, there's time to spread a lot of highfalutin manure.

Jul 6, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Like all Greenaway films, it's not for all tastes.

Rated: B

May 18, 2010

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Quentin Clarke

Film4

If you're aware of Peter Greenaway's work you'll know to expect luscious visuals, plenteous sex and nudity, and a certain degree of impenetrability

Rated: 3/5

Apr 14, 2010

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The main essence of the movie dwells in photography.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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6/10 confusing, pompous, gritty, true

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Martin Freeman stars as Rembrandt in Greenaway's film that posits that Rembrandt discovered that a murder had been concealed by the members of the militia company depicted in "The Night Watch" and that he embedded clues in the painting as an accusation. It's an odd film that incorporates deliberate anachronisms, mainly in the way characters speak, and references back to earlier Greenaway films, mainly "The Draughtsman's Contract" and "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover". It's also a very deliberately profane and raunchy film. If you're dying to see Freeman naked ... look no further.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Peter Greenaway's film: beautiful, but totally unapproachable.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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I haven't forgiven Greenaway for the shit he pulled in The Baby of Macon but this reminded me of the possible beauty of his art, even if it is very conventional by his recent standards. The lighting is impossibly gorgeous, and the sadness it's frequently imbued with surprisingly affecting. It makes me want to re-watch all his classics on proper Blu-Ray transfers, including this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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An art movie in every sense, featuring beautiful cinematography, vibrant colors, and elaborate sets that look more like paintings than real-life locations (intentionally so). The dialogue is sharp and witty, with a dose of black humor typical to Greenaway movies. Unfortunately, the story is a bit muddled and not easy to follow. Peter Greenaway fans would love this movie, not so sure about the rest of the audience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Rembrandt van Rijn's professional and romantic life.

Director: Peter Greenaway
Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway
Production Co: Gremi Film Production, Yeti Films, Axiom Films, Wales Creative IP Fund, UK Film Council, ContentFilm International
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2020
Runtime: 2h 14m

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