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''Rembrandt's J'Accuse'' is a 2008 Dutch, German and Finnish 
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
directed by Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his films are th ...
about criticism of today's visual illiteracy argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally cons ...
's 1642 painting ''The Night Watch
''Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq'', also known as ''The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch'', but commonly referred to as ''The Night Watch'' ( nl, De Nachtwacht), i ...
''. Greenaway explains the conspiracy about a murder and the motives of all its characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage.
The film is considered a companion piece
''Companion Piece'' is an original novella written by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor and Catherine
Katherine, also spe ...
, since it came out a year after Greenaway's '' Nightwatching'', a narrative film about Rembrandt featuring most of the same actors and sets.
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* 2008 films Dutch documentary films Documentary films about painters Films directed by Peter Greenaway Finnish documentary films 2008 independent films 2008 documentary films Works about Rembrandt 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{arts-documentary-film-stub