Nightwatching (2007)

Note Générale:

6,7/10   

Réalisateur:

Peter Greenaway

Scénariste:

Peter Greenaway (writer)

Date de sortie:

2 novembre 2007 (Poland)

Genre:

Biographie | Drame | Histoire | Mystère

Intrigue:

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting THE NIGHT WATCH

Plot Keywords:

Rembrandt | Dutch | Painter | Night Watch | Group

Récompenses:

6 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Flawed but it's a start.

Ensemble

Martin Freeman	...	Rembrandt van Rijn
Emily Holmes	...	Hendrickje
Eva Birthistle	...	Saskia
Jodhi May	...	Geertje
Toby Jones	...	Gerard Dou
Jonathan Holmes	...	Ferdinand Bol
Michael Teigen	...	Carel Fabritius
Kevin McNulty	...	Engelen
Agata Buzek	...	Titia Uylenburgh
Natalie Press	...	Marieke
Fiona O'Shaughnessy	...	Marita
Reimer van Beek	...	Titus - newborn
Robert Zalecki	...	Titus - 4 months old
Kacper Kasiecki	...	Titus - toddler
Anna Antonowicz	...	Catharina
Harry Ferrier	...	Carl Hasselburg
Matthew Walker	...	Matthias van der Meulen
Hugh Thomas	...	Jacob Jorisz
Krzysztof Pieczynski	...	Jacob de Roy
Jonathan Young	...	Visscher
Andrzej Seweryn	...	Piers Hasselburg
Maciej Zakoscielny	...	Egremont
Christopher Britton	...	Rombout Kemp
Michael Culkin	...	Herman Wormskerck
Jochum ten Haaf	...	Jongkind
Gerard Plunkett	...	Engelan
Adrian Lukis	...	Frans Banning Cocq
Adam Kotz	...	Willem van Ruytenburgh
Rafal Mohr	...	Floris
Maciej Marczewski	...	Clement
Grazyna Barszczewska	...	Banning Cocq's Mother-in-law
Richard McCabe	...	Bloemfeldt
Robert J. Page	...	Actor on stage
Magdalena Gnatowska	...	Orphanage Governess Martha
Alicja Borkowska	...	Orphanage Governess Lotte
Dewi Williams	...	Martin Geyle
Magdalena Smalara	...	Ineke
Aleksandra Lemba	...	Ispidie
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Katia Paliwoda	...	Bride
Elzbieta Romanowska

Réalisé par
Peter Greenaway

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Peter Greenaway		writer

Produit par
Jamie Carmichael	....	executive producer
Carlo Dusi	....	co-producer
Christine Haebler	....	co-producer
Grzegorz Hajdarowicz	....	executive producer
Benedicte Hermesse	....	line producer
Bénédicte Humbel	....	line producer
Eliane Huss	....	co-line producer
Linda James	....	executive producer
Kees Kasander	....	producer
Lisette Kelder	....	assistant line producer
Jenny Mitchell	....	assistant producer
Piotr Mularuk	....	co-producer
Magdalena Napieracz	....	line producer
Justyna Pawlak	....	assistant producer
Larry Sugar	....	executive producer
Natascha Teunissen	....	assistant producer

Musique originale
Wlodzimierz Pawlik

Image
Reinier van Brummelen

Montage
Karen Porter

Distribution des rôles
Corinne Clark
Janusz Gosschalk
Weronika Migon
Tania Polentarutti
Marina Wijn
Peter Wooldridge

Création des décors
Maarten Piersma

Direction artistique
James Willcock

Création des costumes
Jagna Janicka
Marrit van der Burgt

Maquillage
Sara Meerman	....	key hair stylist
Sara Meerman	....	key makeup artist
Kate Peterson	....	makeup artist
Marcin Rodak	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Andrzej Besztak	....	production manager
Magdalena Daniszewska	....	assistant production manager
Owen Gower	....	assistant production manager
Leander Huizinga	....	post-production manager
Gerry Toomey	....	production manager
Jochem van Rijs	....	post-production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Stacy Fish	....	first assistant director
Weronika Migon	....	second assistant director
Nick Murray	....	second assistant director
Mike Rymer	....	third assistant director
Piotr Szczerbic	....	third assistant director

Département Art
Domino Daugherty	....	painter
Rob Duiker	....	carpenter
Eljo Embregts	....	production coordinator
Anna Szymiec	....	art department assistant
Dione van der Hoeven	....	painter
Menno Verduin	....	carpenter
Marek Warszewski	....	art department assistant

Technicien du son
Maurice Hillier	....	sound
Ian Mackie	....	foley artist
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer
Roger Morris	....	dialogue editor
Miguel Nunes	....	adr editor
Dorian Pareis	....	foley editor
Josephine Reynolds	....	cable boy
Greg Stewart	....	sound re-recording mixer

Effets spéciaux
Doug McCarthy	....	special effects floor supervisor

Visual Effects
Eri Adachi	....	rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Simon Ager	....	lead digital compositing artist
Graeme Baitz	....	roto lead: Rainmaker
James Ballard	....	digital intermediate assistant: Dragon DI
Richie Basilan	....	digital compositor
Dan Brittain	....	digital compositor
Geoffrey R. Case	....	DI colourist: Dragon DI
Valentina Catena	....	on-line assistant: Dragon I
Kristin Dearholt	....	digital production manager
Maggie Evans	....	visual effects producer
Luis Alejandro Guevara	....	visual effects editor
Myfanwy Harris	....	digital intermediate assistant: Dragon DI
Peter Hart	....	lead matchmove artist
Alex Kyrou	....	digital film I/O technician: Rainmaker
Matthias Lowry	....	digital compositing artist
Benjamin Miller	....	rotoscope artist
Sam Nixon	....	senior matchmove artist
Vasho Pekar	....	rotoscope artist: Rainmaker
Enrico Perei	....	senior digital compositing artist
Lee Pierce	....	digital compositing artist
Drew Shields	....	senior matchmove artist: Rainmaker
Bruce Steele	....	digital effect artist: Dragon DI
Bruce Steele	....	lead digital compositing artist
Luke Vallee	....	digital compositor
Mike Washburn	....	rotoscope artist
Joni Williams	....	rotoscope artist
Jessica Woods	....	roto artist
Paul J. Wright	....	scanning and recording manager: Dragon DI

Cascadeur
Sandor Bertalan	....	stunt double
Sándor Boros	....	stunt performer
László Imre	....	stunt coordinator
Levente Lezsák	....	stunt performer
Zbigniew Modej	....	stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
Ruzbeh Babol	....	camera operator
Kerry Brown	....	still photographer: poster
Gaetan Jalbert	....	rigging gaffer: Europe
Sara Pickett	....	assistant camera

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Sarah Bozano	....	wardrobe
Rebecca Cunningham	....	wardrobe
Kasia Lewinska	....	costumes
Eleonora Owsianka	....	wardrobe
Jookje Zweedijk	....	costumes

Dpartement Editorial
Elmer Leupen	....	additional editor
Kryssta Mills	....	post-production coordinator

Divers
Jennine Baker	....	production accountant
Erik Bakker	....	production accountant
Barbara Bruni	....	assistant to executive producer
Phil Claydon	....	production coordinator
Ineke Kanters	....	development executive
Agnieszka Kik	....	production coordinator
Nick Leese	....	head of publicity
Graham Matthews	....	location scout manager
Jenny Mitchell	....	assistant to producer
Jorn Mooij	....	production accountant
Claudia Morgado Escanilla	....	script supervisor (as Claudia Morgado)
Anna Palka	....	set manager
Sara Pickett	....	HDTV technician
Mandy Posthuma	....	assistant production accountant
Melissa Ruffle	....	production accountant
Marita Ruyter	....	personal assistant to director
Joe Sisto	....	legal services
Natascha Teunissen	....	assistant to producer
Haydn Wazelle	....	deliveries coordinator
Peter Wooldridge	....	dialogue coach

Merci
Rob Gray	....	thanks
Jenny Mitchell	....	in loving memory of

Companies de production

• ContentFilm International (presents)
• Wales Creative IP Fund (as The Wales Creative IP Fund)
• UK Film Council (as The UK Film Council)
• Polish Film Institute (as The The Polish Film Institute)
• Netherland Filmfund (as The Netherlands Film Fund)
• Rotterdams Fonds voor de Film en Audiovisuele Media (as The Rotterdam Film Fund)
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne (as MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Community)
• No Equal Entertainment (in association with)
• Odeon Films (in association with)
• Yeti Films (present)
• Gremi Film Production (present)
• Kasander Film Company (as A Kees Kasander Production)
• Aria Films

Distributeurs

• ArtCam (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Bac Films (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Movie-Eye Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Tokyo Theaters Company (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment
• Laptv (2008) (Argentina) (TV)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Video Film Express (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Autres Companies

• Dragon Digital Intermediate  color grading
• Dragon Digital Intermediate  digital intermediate
• Kemna Casting  casting
• Post Modern Sound  post-production sound services

Autre(s) titre(s):

La ronde de nuit (France)
Nocna straz (Poland)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Durée:

134 min | Canada:141 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Pays:

Netherlands | Canada | UK | France | Poland

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Canada:18A (Ontario) | Japan:R-15 | Czech Republic:15 | USA:Not Rated | USA:R (certificate #45509) | Australia:MA

Lieux de tournage:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Société:

ContentFilm International

Guillemet:

Titia Uylenburgh: Women in the 17th century are allowed to smoke, write, correspond with Descartes, wear spectacles, insult the Pope, and breast-feed babies.

Flawed but it's a start.

I've often said that Greenaway is my favorite living filmmaker. He is a true original and at least four of his feature films are outright masterpieces, especially Drowning by Numbers and A Zed & Two Noughts. That said he's gone too far up his own method in the last 20 years and his work has been less and less effective with each passing film.

Nightwatching is a step in the right direction after the hugely disappointing Tulse Luper Suitcases. All the technical elements of a Greenaway film are in place -- gorgeous lighting, minimalist music, theatrical staging, etc. -- but this time we actually have a decent story. Despite his distaste for narrative, all of Greenaway's best films have at least provided us with characters we can care about and ideas we can sink our teeth into. Here, we have an extended thesis on art theory and a depiction of Rembrandt as a haughty, passionate artist who has just as many flaws as we do. Martin Freeman's energetic and vulnerable performance is the heart and soul of the picture, holding the whole thing together.

Nightwatching is 134 minutes long but at least 20 minutes could've been cut. Plus, after Rembrandt finishes the painting, the plot has no idea where it wants to go and mostly meanders for the rest of the film. Aside from Freeman, the cast is absolutely awful. There are a few exceptions but on the whole everyone is either painfully wooden or absurdly over-the-top. Worst of all, most of the plot is revealed through the dialogue, and it's hard to focus on a complex story when the storytellers are so appalling. Finally, there is a surprising amount of profanity in this film, which is so excessive that it eventually borderlines on self-parody. Okay, people probably swore in those days, we get it. It's not edgy or groundbreaking, it's bad writing.

Still, with all its flaws, Nightwatching is the best film he's made in a very long time. While this is slightly more accessible than most Greenaway films, it will nevertheless irritate most casual film goers, so those of you expecting the average biopic should stay away. But those of you looking for a unique and visually breathtaking experience could do a lot worse than Nightwatching. I really hope it makes it to America someday.