Rembrandt en ik 

The series tells the life of the famous painter through the eyes of his closest family and friends. Both his work, and especially his eventful life are covered.

Stars:

Michiel Romeyn, Sigrid ten Napel, Dragan Bakema

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michiel Romeyn	...	Rembrandt / ... 4 episodes, 2011
Sigrid ten Napel	...	Cornelia (15 jaar) 4 episodes, 2011
Dragan Bakema	...	Rembrandt / ... 4 episodes, 2011
Bram Van der Heijden	...	Jan Lievens 4 episodes, 2011
René van Zinnicq Bergman	...	Govert Flinck / ... 3 episodes, 2011
Marieke Heebink	...	Geertje Dircks 3 episodes, 2011
Sophie van Winden	...	Saskia van Uylenbergh / ... 4 episodes, 2011
Wendell Jaspers	...	Hendrickje Stoffels 2 episodes, 2011
Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen	...	Titus van Rijn 2 episodes, 2011
Mark Rietman	...	Constantijn Huygens 2 episodes, 2011
Paul Hoes	...	Hendrick van Uylenburgh 2 episodes, 2011
Victor Löw	...	Cornelis Jan Witsen 2 episodes, 2011
Lisa Hartmann	...	Cornelia (8 jaar) 2 episodes, 2011
Derk Stenvers	...	Nicolaes Flinck 2 episodes, 2011
Reinier Demeijer	...	Govert Flick (24 jaar) / ... 2 episodes, 2011

Storyline

Rembrandt and I is a Dutch mini-series about the painter Rembrandt van Rijn. "I" refers to the character with which Rembrandt is closely connected every episode, namely colleague Jan Lievens, wife Saskia van Uylenburgh, colleague Govert Flinck and daughter Cornelia. The series consists of four episodes of about one hour. On the basis of the scripts, author Ton van Mourik wrote the book of the same name, Rembrandt and Ik . While following the thread of the series, the book contains many more scenes, scenes and additional dialogues that further clarify the image of Rembrandt's troubled personal life.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | 

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Genres:

Biography | Romance

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User Reviews

How Rembrandt lived his life through the eyes of relatives

Rembrandt en Ik (Rembrandt and I)

The Story:

This is a biography of Rembrandt van Rijn the famous painter who lived in the Golden Century in the Netherlands. The whole series are told through the eyes of relatives of Rembrandt van Rijn. All of them have some sort of affection for him. Every part of the series has a different story teller. The series gives you a realistic insight in how Rembrandt lived his live and why he made his choices. (8.5)

The Scenery:

In Rembrandt en Ik (Rembrandt and I), all scenes are captured in the Netherlands, in places where Rembrandt himself could have lived. cities as Leiden, where Rembrandt van Rijn has born, and Amsterdam, where he lived the second part of his live, as the field trips he makes at a typical dutch farmland scenery. This makes the series very real. (8.5/10)

The Acting:

The overall casting of dutch players I think is quite good. Both Dragan Bakema, who played the "young" Rembrandt, as Michiel Romeyn, who played the old Rembrandt, could bring over the strong emotions that Rembrandt had in his live. Some players, with a small role, where not as good as players in the main casting. (7.5/10)

Sound:

The series is hold together with the same theme song which I think fits perfect with the story. It represents the doubt, the anger, and all other strong feelings in the series. (9/10)

Conclusion: (8.4/10)

I think this is one of the better dutch series I have seen. Very realistic dutch scenery, A lot of paintings of Rembrandt to be seen, The acting is above par and the music is great.

Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

23 January 2011 (Netherlands)

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,900,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eyeworks Film & TV Drama

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Color:

Color