Rembrandt's J'Accuse
2008 · 86 min
Not Rated7.2100%76%
An 'essayistic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its thirty-four painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage. Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt's paintings into seventeenth-century Amsterdam. He paints a world that is democratic in principle, but is almost entirely ruled by twelve families. The notion exists of these regents as charitable and compassionate entities. However, reality was different.
Directed By
Peter GreenawayWritten By
Peter GreenawayStudio
ARTE, YLE, VPRO, Submarine, WDRGenre
Documentary, MysteryCast of Rembrandt's J'Accuse
Peter GreenawayHimself / Public Prosecutor
Martin FreemanRembrandt
Eva BirthistleSaskia
Jodhi MayGeertje
Emily HolmesHendrickje
Jonathan HolmesFerdinand Bol
Michael TeigenCarel Fabritius
Natalie PressMarieke
