Peter Greenaway - NIGHT WATCHING

[SimStarProductions]

* respect for him as an actor. As was the actress who played his wife (i forget her name). Quality acting from the pair! And this comes from a drama student Superb but sadly underrated movie.

[SimStarProductions]

When i watched this film on the telly, i had no idea of what to expect. I didn't know greenaway, i hadn't seen the trailer or heard anything about it, didn't know much about rembrandt. The only reason i watched it was for martin freeman. In the beginning, i wasn't sure what to make of it. But i found i simply couldnt tear my eyes away. The whole film was just stunning! Every shot was a painting come to life. I felt like i was at the theatre. Martin freeman was FANTASTIC and i gained EVAN MORE r

[findegorgorito]

All good except for the English attitude of a... Dutch artist? it is giving us, yet again –this is common nowadays from British films– a rewriting and thus a wrong picture of the past, based on our present, to make it... appealing? I thought Peter G. was a great film maker... he was!

[Jh8hyrtf]

Amazing film! Saw it a couple of days ago and haven't stopped thinking about it since.

Strangely, this trailer doesn't do the movie justice. It's much richer and less 'Hollywood' than you'd guess from this trailer.

[mstreetdallas]

One of the most visually stunning films I have ever seen. The costumes are a treat to the eye. The scenes are lighted in a manner that cleverly imitates the lighting in Rembrandt's paintings. Martin Freeman made Rembrandt come alive in my imagination. And I gained a new appreciation of a period of history, the 1600s, that is almost never depicted in today's movies. I could watch it over and over, just to delight my eyes!

Ken Lampton, 3/2/10

[katysteinert]

Good Story line, Well directed and well deserve movie at Online/Movie/Cafe/dot/com ( Remove / )

[Svea69]

why are they using our days language in a movie from playing in 1642? it feels wrong hearing the characters saying "fu*k" and stuff like that and it probably would have worked without words like this

[strbt]

well. yeah. compared to draughtsmens contract, they could have used better language. but its dutch. its hard to imagine ...

[Ocendesert]

This was finally released last month. I've watched it several times, and I really love this film. There are the typical Greenaway staples of money, nudity, bodily functions, brutal language mixed with poetry, and scenes of incredible, old-master beauty. It is also an interesting bit of fiction that makes you look at The Nightwatch, and other Rembrandts, with fresh eyes. One could make a good case for some of Greenaway's explanations for elements in The Nightwatch.

[Teraconseliad]

That looks like some phenomenal cinematography... I dont know about the rest of it, however.

[Neldhw]

A very good film, but this trailer puzzles me: why suggest that Rembrandt is cheating on his wife to her face when it is absolutely not the case in the film ? Bit cheap, methinks.

[cyanne5]

I was an extra on this film. What a great experience. The only down side was having to stand in a muddy field in the wind and the rain for hours. Martin freeman was a really nice guy. Really down to earth and not up himself unlike some of the "Less Famous" Actors in this film.

[TulseLuper]

Worth checking out if you can find it. Far from Greenaway's best film but visually it's as gorgeous as anything he's ever done. And Martin Freeman is fantastic. Oscar-worthy even thought it'll never happen.