Rembrandt

Rembrandt

103 mins | History | Aug. 9, 1999

This French-German-Dutch biopic on the life of 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is told in flashbacks from the point-of-view of the aged artist. Soon after establishing his career as a painter in Amsterdam, he marries the radiant Saskia. As he makes a name for himself, he can soon afford to buy a large house by teaching wealthy aristocrats how to paint. However, the couple's happiness is short-lived; Saskia dies soon after bearing their son, Titus. Crushed, van Rijn seeks comfort first in the arms of his maid Geertje and then with his second wife, Hendrickje, who gives birth to a daughter. In spite of his genius, van Rijn's determinedly eccentric behavior alienates the very members of the elite who were paying his bills. At one point, the artist's home and belongings, including many of his paintings, are seized and sold for humiliatingly low prices in a rigged auction.

Rembrandt

103 mins | History | Aug. 9, 1999

Rembrandt
This French-German-Dutch biopic on the life of 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is told in flashbacks from the point-of-view of the aged artist. Soon after establishing his career as a painter in Amsterdam, he marries the radiant Saskia. As he makes a name for himself, he can soon afford to buy a large house by teaching wealthy aristocrats how to paint. However, the couple's happiness is short-lived; Saskia dies soon after bearing their son, Titus. Crushed, van Rijn seeks comfort first in the arms of his maid Geertje and then with his second wife, Hendrickje, who gives birth to a daughter. In spite of his genius, van Rijn's determinedly eccentric behavior alienates the very members of the elite who were paying his bills. At one point, the artist's home and belongings, including many of his paintings, are seized and sold for humiliatingly low prices in a rigged auction.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Rembrandt
Directors Charles Matton
Writers

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

as Rembrandt van Rijn

Romane Bohringer

as Hendrickje Stoffels

Jean Rochefort

as Nicolaes Tulp

Johanna ter Steege

as Saskia Uylenburgh

Olivier Brocheriou

as Marten Soolmans

Caroline van Houten

as Geertje Direx

Richard Bohringer

as Le prêcheur

Franck de la Personne

as Hendrick Uylenburgh

Jacques Spiesser

as Joost Van den Vondel

Caroline Silhol

as Maria Tesselschade

Nick Palliser

as Constantin Huygens

François Delaive

as Govaert Flinck

Léonard Matton

as Titus Van Rijn

Aymeric Demarigny

as Carel Fabritius

Jean O'Cottrell

as Le notaire de Rembrandt

Jules Matton

as Titus Van Rijn (6 / 7 ans), Rembrandt enfance (8 ans)

Christian Chevreuse

as Harmen Becker

Guillaume Beaufort

as Le jeune poète

Björn Jung

as Samon Van Hoogstraten

Joël Barbouth

as Le conspirateur

Christopher Granier-Deferre

as Le secrétaire de Tulp Barleus

Denis Hecker

as Barleus

Emanuel Booz

as L'homme aux ventes

Patrick Boshart

as Le lépreux

Lou

as Le voleur de manteau

Béatrice Avoine

as Emylie

Annick Brard

as Alotte

César Chiffre

as Vagabond

Gerhard Fehn

as Bourgois Homme

Norbert Heisterkamp

as Le Marin

Helga Jeske

as Femme Baleine

Mathias Kniesbeck

as L'homme au teint rouge

Marja Kok

as Femme au Port

Manni Laudenbach

as Le nain tricheur

Pascale Lecussan

as Lysbeth

Georg Leumer

as Homme dans la rue

Volker Marek

as Homme Baleine

Marie-Claude Mestral

as Anna Wijmer

Hanna Obbeek

as Titus

Karin Palmieri

as Margaretha Tulp

Doris Plenert

as Bourgois femme

Hugo Alexander van Riet

as Vieil Homme au port

Dagmar Sachse

as La sage femme

Ludivine Sagnier

as Janeke

Pierre Siegenthaler

as L'huissier

Pascal Tréguy

as Animal Trainer

Pieter van der Sman

as Jeune Homme au port

Bob van Tol

as Magistrat 1