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Dec 31, 2009joseph rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Fair – Nightwatching (2007) 134 min. The film looks at a point in time in the life of the Dutch painter, Rembrandt (played by Martin Freeman) specifically around the completion of the painting “The Night Watch (1642)”. Peter Greenaway, the director of this picture, does not present the film in the usual way – he uses theatrical vistas and characters speaking directly to the camera to engage the audience. Some scenes look exactly like a play set. I found this rather distracting and went against my idea of what a film is supposed to look like. The thin plot of the film is buried in the multitude of unrelated subplots making this film difficult to watch. Reviewed as fair as this film technique is worth experiencing academically speaking but may not be enjoyable as a feature film – it wasn’t for me.