Rembrandt and I - 2-DVD Set ( Rembrandt en ik ) ( Rembrandt & I )

Rembrandt and I - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rembrandt en ik
Alternate Title: Rembrandt & I
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
200 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Marleen Gorris

Written By:
Philip Delmaar

Actors:
Michiel Romeyn ..... Rembrandt / ... (4 episodes, 2011)
Sigrid ten Napel ..... Cornelia (15 jaar) (4 episodes, 2011)
Dragan Bakema ..... Rembrandt / ... (3 episodes, 2011)
Bram Van der Heijden ..... Jan Lievens (3 episodes, 2011)
René van Zinnicq Bergman ..... Govert Flinck / ... (3 episodes, 2011)
Marieke Heebink ..... Geertje Dircks (3 episodes, 2011)
Sophie van Winden ..... Saskia van Uylenbergh / ... (2 episodes, 2011)
Wendell Jaspers ..... Hendrickje Stoffels (2 episodes, 2011)
Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen ..... Titus van Rijn (2 episodes, 2011)
Mark Rietman ..... Constantijn Huygens (2 episodes, 2011)
Paul Hoes ..... Hendrick van Uylenburgh (2 episodes, 2011)
Victor Löw ..... Cornelis Jan Witsen (2 episodes, 2011)
Lisa Hartmann ..... Cornelia (8 jaar) (2 episodes, 2011)
Derk Stenvers ..... Nicolaes Flinck (2 episodes, 2011)
Reinier Demeijer ..... Govert Flick (24 jaar) / ... (2 episodes, 2011)

Synopsis:

Rembrandt and I tells the story of one of the greatest painters who ever lived. Rembrandt was an international legend in his time and still is to this very day. The master painter lived a turbulent life, full of highs and lows. In each of the four episodes, we see a different period of his life through the eyes of someone who used to be very close to him. These four people offer their own, unique perspectives on Rembrandt, resulting in a truly original and captivating portrait.

Season 1
Jan Lievens S1, Ep1 24 Jan. 2011
Leyden, 1614. Cloth merchant's son Jan Lievens and miller-brewer's son Rembrandt Van Rijn become best buddies, inseparable, each brat determined throughout their studies to become Holland's best painter or even the world's. They dream of becoming court painters in 'artistic desert' England if introduced by Constantijn Huygens, highly cultivated secretary to the stadtholder of the Duch republic, and a friend of king James.
Saskia Van Uylenburgh S1, Ep2 31 Jan. 2011
Rembrandt falls in love with Saskia, daughter of rich Frisian merchant Van Uylenburgh. Painting apprentice Govert Flick brings her from their native Leeuwarden to Amsterdam, where she must stay with an aunt. Libertine Rembrandt, now in favor even with the stadtholder, courts and marries her and sires a son. Talented Govert becomes Rembrandt's right hand. Now famous Rembrandt spends even more then he earns and gets into strife with everyone, even sues Saskia's family. The baby dies, straining the marriage.
Govert Flinck S1, Ep3 7 Feb. 2011
Amsterdam, 1658-59. Suffering from the plague, although it's not epidemic time, Govert Flinck looks back on his life in Rembrandt's shadow. Although financially the best rewarded painter of their age, Govert never caught up artistically with the master, whose stubborn integrity ruined his chances at many commissions. Evcen Govert's own son took lessons from Rembrandt. The last and most prestigious city commission, Claudius's "Dutch rebellion against Rome", ended in tragedy for both of them and posterity.
Cornelia S1, Ep4 14 Feb. 2011
Amsterdam, 1665. Rembrandt's offspring looks back at the family's tormented life, because of his refusal to sacrifice art to profit in poverty after his first wife's death. His only two surviving children became cheap models, yet enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with him. Son Titus lacked father's artistic skill, but was a charming gentleman who quickly married well, had a family of his own but succumbed to disease. In order to preserve his inheritance, Rembrandt couldn't remarry so his daughter Cornelia remained a bastard.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 25 April, 2016.