NIGHTWATCHING

Year: 2007
USA: E1 Entertainment
UK: Axiom Films
Cast: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Toby Jones, Jonathan Holmes, Michael Teigen, Kevin McNulty, Agata Buzek, Natalie Press, Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Director: Peter Greenaway
Countries: Netherlands / Canada / UK / France / Poland
USA & UK: 141 mins
USA Rated: R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language
UK Certificate: 18 contains very strong language, strong sex, sex references and nudity
USA DVD Release Date: 15 September 2009
UK Release Date: 26 March 2010 (Limited Release - London, ICA)
UK Distributor
ICA

Synopsis

Martin Freeman stars as Rembrandt in Peter Greenaway's lush tale about the painter's great work, The Night Watch. Greenaway creates a drama that is an examination of the form and fabric of the painting, the intrigue behind its subject and the character of Rembrandt himself.

Director Peter Greenaway is in full flow here and NIGHTWATCHING takes its place among his most visually captivating and intellectually provocative films.