Rembrandt (1936)
Country: GB
Technical: bw 85m
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Gertrude Lawrence
Synopsis:
One or two slices from the life of the Dutch painter.
Review:
Rather in the manner of the Private Life of Henry VIII, this biopic sifts the essential from the material and, like a Rembrandt, leaves the rest in darkness. Little of the actual art is seen, perhaps lest the black and white might not do it justice; instead we concentrate on the man, and it is a fine performance.
Country: GB
Technical: bw 85m
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Gertrude Lawrence
Synopsis:
One or two slices from the life of the Dutch painter.
Review:
Rather in the manner of the Private Life of Henry VIII, this biopic sifts the essential from the material and, like a Rembrandt, leaves the rest in darkness. Little of the actual art is seen, perhaps lest the black and white might not do it justice; instead we concentrate on the man, and it is a fine performance.
Country: GB
Technical: bw 85m
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Gertrude Lawrence
Synopsis:
One or two slices from the life of the Dutch painter.
Review:
Rather in the manner of the Private Life of Henry VIII, this biopic sifts the essential from the material and, like a Rembrandt, leaves the rest in darkness. Little of the actual art is seen, perhaps lest the black and white might not do it justice; instead we concentrate on the man, and it is a fine performance.