Rembrandt's J'accuse

Rembrandt's J'accuse (2009)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (298 ratings)

Filmmaker Peter Greenaway explored the life and work of the celebrated Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn in his 2007 drama Nightwatching, and he returns to this theme in the documentary Rembrandt's J'Accuse, in which he presents an in-depth analysis of one of Rembrandt's best-known… More

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Oct 4, 2008 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Manohla Dargis, New York Times

    A generally absorbing if sometimes fog-inducing investigation into the mysteries of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch.

  • David Fear, Time Out New York

    [Greenaway] once studied to become a painter himself; apparently, he's harbored dreams of being an amateur sleuth as well.

  • J. Hoberman, Village Voice

    Peering beneath the painted surface and searching in the shadows, tracking that which was cut from the canvas and mapping the network of glances that remain, the filmmaker uncovers a foul, lurid, corrupt, and perversely compelling conspiracy.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Like all Greenaway films, it's not for all tastes.

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    More than merely a resource for art historians and students, "Rembrandt's J'Accuse" is a gift from an underestimated genius of cinema. You might just might want to see it a second time.

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  • Eric B


    This Peter Greenaway film is heady, dense and intellectually demanding. Big surprise, eh? Mixing documentary style with recreations drawn from his companion film "Nightwatching" (which is much easier to watch), Greenaway himself appears onscreen to narrate a wordy,… More

  • Walter M


    Peter Greenaway would like to report a murder. As it turns out, it is the ultimate cold case, having happened over 350 years ago. But all the evidence he needs is in The Night Watch, a 1642 painting by Rembrandt(Martin Freeman), currently hanging in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.… More

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