Nightwatching
Sign in to saveNightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting The Night Watch. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as his other lover Hendrickje Stoffels. Reinier van Brummelen is the director of photography. James Willcock, known for his esoteric sets, is the art director.
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6.2An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.
Released: 2007-11-02135 minDir: Peter GreenawayDrama, History
Cast
- Martin Freeman as Rembrandt van Rijn
- Emily Holmes as Hendrickje
- Eva Birthistle as Saskia
- Jodhi May as Geertje
- Toby Jones as Gerard Dou
- Jonathan Holmes as Ferdinand Bol
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Nightwatching
- Film.image
- Nightwatching_theatrical_poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical poster
- Film.director
- Peter Greenaway
- Film.producer
- Kees Kasander
- Film.writer
- Peter Greenaway
- Film.starring
- Martin FreemanEmily HolmesMichael TeigenChristopher Britton Eva BirthistleJodhi May
- Film.music
- Włodek Pawlik
- Film.cinematography
- Reinier van Brummelen
- Film.editing
- Karen Porter
- Film.distributor
- BAC Films (France)Axiom Films (United Kingdom)ContentFilm International (Overseas)
- Film.released
- (Venice Film Festival)
Key dates
- Published
- 6 September 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Rembrandt's J'Accuse
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Screenwriter
- Peter Greenaway
- Composer
- Włodek Pawlik
- Narrative location
- Amsterdam
- Duration
- +134
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Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting The Night Watch. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as his other lover Hendrickje Stoffels. Reinier van Brummelen is the director of photography. James Willcock, known for his esoteric sets, is the art director.
The film is described by co-producer Jean Labadie as "a return to the Greenaway of ''The Draughtsman's Contract''." 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.
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2007 British films2007 English-language films2007 filmsBenelux Film Distributors filmsEnglish-language Dutch filmsFilms about RembrandtFilms directed by Peter GreenawayFilms set in AmsterdamFilms set in the 1640sFilms set in the Dutch Golden AgeIMDb title ID different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date