Docudrama Rembrandt's J'Accuse, directed by Peter Greenaway (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover), takes a step-by-step examination of Rembrandt's most famous work, "The Night Watch," and argues that a murder conspiracy was revealed in the painting, which later played a part in the artist's ruin... Elizabeth Kerr at the Hollywood Reporter calls it "a worthy murder mystery... Greenaway is first and foremost a deft storyteller and filmmaker—and a cheeky art historian. An appreciation of art isn't necessary to enjoy Rembrandt's J'Accuse, and Greenaway goes to great lengths to draw the artistically illiterate into the story. Before he gets to the central mystery, the film weaves Art History 101 into its runtime and succinctly puts 'The Night Watch' into a larger historical context. Whether you agree with his conclusions is moot; getting there is what counts."
Click on the film stills above for more on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which also include Antichrist, (Untitled), Astroboy, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant , Saw VI, Eulogy for a Vampire, Motherhood, Night and Day, Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, Rembrandt's J'Accuse, Wild River, The Lost Boys, and Life of Brian.





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