The Night Round, 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn

A Short film of

Carlos Franklin

Produced by

Les Poissons Volants

Production year2017

Synopsis

A film from the Les Petits Secrets des grands tableaux collection - Season 4

Rembrandt, he who makes night into day, painted this great masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age. Through his daring and genius, he transformed the life-size portrait of a company of civilian militia into a joyful metaphor of the power and tolerance of Amsterdam.

Credits

Director (1)

Carlos Franklin
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Poissons Volants

Co-productions : ARTE France, Rmn - Grand Palais, Réseau Canopé, Musée d'Orsay

Full credits (12)

Executive Producer : Sophie Goupil

Sound Recordist : Stéphane Larrat

Screenwriters : Yves Nilly, Élisabeth Couturier

Voice : Clémentine Célarié

Production manager : Saskia Nilly

Editor : Erwann Chabot

Sound Editor : Simon Apostolou

Music Composer : Francisco Alvarado

Special Effects : Sandrine Belmont, Étienne Boguet, Olivier Marci

Grader : François Lavignotte

Sound mixer : Marie-Odile Dupont

Production Manager : Sylvain David

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film, Documentary
Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation
Themes : Art, Painting, History
Production language : French, English, German
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2017
Runtime : 26 min
Production formats : Digital creation
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

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Thanks to digital animation, the details of masterpieces of art history come to life to recount the spirit of the times and the upheavals of history: wars, revolutions, economic transformations, scientific discoveries, beliefs, and schools of thought.