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      R 2007 2 hr. 14 min. Biography History Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      75% 20 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Rembrandt van Rijn's professional and romantic life. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Audience Member The main essence of the movie dwells in photography. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 6/10 confusing, pompous, gritty, true Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Peter Greenaway's film: beautiful, but totally unapproachable. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Anton Bitel Projected Figures Peter Greenaway’s Rembrandt biopic is a portrait of an artist as vigilant observer, conspiracy exposer and figurative avenger Dec 27, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Like all Greenaway films, it's not for all tastes. Rated: B May 18, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      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
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