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Rembrandt (1999) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Charles Matton

Written By:
Charles Matton
Sylvie Matton

Actors:
Klaus Maria Brandauer ..... Rembrandt van Rijn
Romane Bohringer ..... Hendrickje Stoffels
Jean Rochefort ..... Nicolaes Tulp
Johanna ter Steege ..... Saskia Uylenburgh
Jean-Philippe Écoffey ..... Jan Six
Caroline van Houten ..... Geertje Direx
Richard Bohringer ..... Le prêcheur
Franck de la Personne ..... Hendrick Uylenburgh
Jacques Spiesser ..... Joost Van den Vondel
Caroline Sihol ..... Maria Tesselschade
Nicholas Palliser ..... Constantin Huygens
François Delaive ..... Govaert Flinck
Léonard Matton ..... Titus Van Rijn
Aymeric Demarigny ..... Carel Fabritius
Jean O'Cottrell ..... Le notaire de Rembrandt

Synopsis:

Klaus Maria Brandauer stars in this gorgeously photographed French-German-Dutch biopic on the life of 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. Told in flashbacks from the point-of-view of the aged artist, the film opens as the young van Rijn arrives in Amsterdam. Soon after establishing his career as a painter, he marries the radiant Saskia (Johanna ter Steege). As he makes a name for himself, he can soon afford to buy a large house by teaching wealthy aristocrats how to paint. However, the couple's happiness is short-lived; Saskia dies soon after bearing their son, Titus. Crushed, van Rijn seeks comfort first in the arms of his maid Geertje (Caroline van Houten) and then with his second wife, Hendrickje (Romane Bohringer), who gives birth to a daughter. In spite of his genius, van Rijn's determinedly eccentric behavior alienates the very members of the elite who were paying his bills. At one point, the artist's home and belongings, including many of his paintings, are seized and sold for humiliatingly low prices in a rigged auction. Rembrandt was directed by painter-turned-director Charles Matton.

The great painter Rembrandt van Rijn looks back on his life with regret. His talent and passion for art brought him fame and wealth. He married and, for a while, he was as happy as any man could be. How could he possibly imagine the ruin and hardship that future times would bring him...?

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