Nightwatching
Title:
Nightwatching
Author:
Greenaway, Peter.
Edition:
2-disc special edition.
Publication Information:
Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
General Note:
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.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R, restricted; for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language.
Added Title:
Rembrandt's J'accuse.
ISBN:
9781417232444
UPC:
741952671091
Format :
DVD
