Nightwatching (Peter Greenaway, 2007): Netherlands

Reviewed by Colin Marshall. Viewed on DVD. The first frame of Nightwatching‘s striking chiaroscuro cinematography signals a film about and infused by the spirit of Rembrandt van Rijn. That we need not wait five minutes for the first doughy male nude — here, the Dutch master himself — to tumble into the obsessively theatrical setting … Continue reading Nightwatching (Peter Greenaway, 2007): Netherlands