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Nightwatching

2007 · 135 min

A dense, visually striking plunge into artistic obsession and conspiracy, demanding close attention to its layered intrigue and period detail.

Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle

Tagline: Murder, Conspiracy and the Masterpiece that Revealed the Truth
Overview: An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.

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Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
obsession
conspiracy
betrayal
power
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Written by: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Toby Jones, Jonathan Holmes, Michael Teigen, Kevin McNulty
Music: Włodzimierz Pawlik
Cinematography: Reinier van Brummelen
Runtime: 135 min
Country: Canada, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom
Languages: Hungarian, French, English

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