DVDs Round-up 7: Nightwatching

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DVDs Round-up 7: Nightwatching

by Fisun GunerFriday, 14 May 2010

Martin Freeaman bears an uncanny resemblance to Rembrandt

When Rembrandt painted his 1642 masterpiece The Night Watch, he must have expected to live out his days in the style befitting a great artist. Yet he was soon to face financial ruin.

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