
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Featuring a towering central performance from Charles Laughton this celebrated biopic saw the legendary actor collaborating once again with director Alexander Korda following their global box-office triumph with The Private Life of Henry VIII An account of the later life of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt co-stars Elsa Lanchester (Laughton&s wife) & stage star Gertrude Lawrence while Georges Perinal&s innovative cinematography recreates the texture of Rembrandt&s work to stunning effect This compelling character study is featured in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio In 1642 Rembrandt van Rijn is at the height of his fame Then his beloved wife & model Saskia dies Rembrandt is devastated & when commissioned to paint an important work creates a dark brooding piece considered highly inappropriate by his creditors Now verging on bankruptcy & cast out by those who previously supported him he is rescued by a new love; yet even now happiness cannot be guaranteed…