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Rembrandt's J'Accuse
IDFA 2008

Rembrandt's J'Accuse

Peter Greenaway
Netherlands
2008
86 min
European Premiere
Festival history

J’accuse is an essayistic documentary in which Greenaway’s fierce criticism of today’s visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt’s Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its 34 painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage. Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt’s paintings into 17th century Amsterdam. He paints a world that is democratic in principle, but is almost entirely ruled by twelve families. The notion exists of these regents as charitable and compassionate beings. But reality was different.

Credits
Director
Co-production
    The Kasander Film Company,
    VPRO,
    ARD/WDR,
    YLE,
    ARTE France 4
    The Kasander Film Company,
    VPRO,
    ARD/WDR,
    YLE,
    ARTE France 4
Involved TV Channel
    VPRO,
    ARD/WDR,
    YLE,
    ARTE France 4
    VPRO,
    ARD/WDR,
    YLE,
    ARTE France 4
World Sales
    Kew Media Group
    Kew Media Group
Screening copy
    Submarine
    Submarine