Overview - Rembrandt

Overview

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.

Cast

• Name: Klaus Maria Brandauer

  Character: Rembrandt van Rijn

  Popularity: 3.806

  

• Name: Romane Bohringer

  Character: Hendrickje Stoffels

  Popularity: 3.224

  

• Name: Jean Rochefort

  Character: Nicolaes Tulp

  Popularity: 4.931

  

• Name: Johanna ter Steege

  Character: Saskia Uylenburgh

  Popularity: 2.04

  

• Name: Olivier Brocheriou

  Character: Marten Soolmans

  Popularity: 1.701

  

• Name: Jean-Philippe Écoffey

  Character: Jan Six

  Popularity: 1.743

  

• Name: Caroline van Houten

  Character: Geertje Direx

  Popularity: 0.001

  

• Name: Richard Bohringer

  Character: Le prêcheur

  Popularity: 1.638