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In the year 1642, Rembrandt reluctantly agrees to paint the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia in a group portrait that will later come to be known as the Nightwatch and stumbles upon a treacherous murder plot involving his subjects. Determined to expose the conspiracy, Rembrandt builds his accusation in t...

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Corporate Authors: ContentFilm (Firm), E1 Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Greenaway, Peter, Kasander, Kees, Freeman, Martin, 1971-, Holmes, Emily, 1977-, May, Jodhi, 1975-, Birthistle, Eva, 1974-, Jones, Toby, 1966-, Press, Natalie
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English ; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH)
Published: Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2009]
Edition:2-disc special edition.
Subjects:
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, > 1606-1669. > Night watch > Drama.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, > 1606-1669 > Drama.
Murder > Netherlands > Amsterdam > 17th century > Drama.
Conspiracy > Netherlands > Amsterdam > 17th century > Drama.
Painting > Netherlands > Amsterdam > 17th century > Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:In the year 1642, Rembrandt reluctantly agrees to paint the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia in a group portrait that will later come to be known as the Nightwatch and stumbles upon a treacherous murder plot involving his subjects. Determined to expose the conspiracy, Rembrandt builds his accusation in the form of the commissioned painting, a decision which costs him everything.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: Disc 1: interviews with Peter Greenaway, Martin Freeman, Eva Birthistle and Jodhi May ; Disc 2 (bonus DVD): "Rembrandt's J'accuse" (100 min.) (documentary by Peter Greenaway, exploring the theories and conspiracies behind Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" in order to solve the puzzle of one of the art world's greatest mysteries); Nightwatching trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; [region 1]; widescreen (16x9); Dolby Digital surround 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Audience:MPAA rating: R, restricted; for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Reinier van Brummelen ; editor, Karen Porter ; music composer, Wlodek Pawlik ; costume designers, Jagna Janika, Marrit van der Burgt ; production design, Maarten Piersma ; art director, James Wilcock.
ISBN:1417232447
9781417232444