Film Review: Rembrandt's J'Accuse

October 05, 2008 Combining Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio" and the director's own painterly "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover," Peter Greenaway turns fine art into a worthy murder mystery in "Rembrandt's J'Accuse," a docudrama replete with Hitchcockian soundtrack and Everyman witness to a crime. A wide release is unlikely anywhere in the world, but the Greenaway brand will ensure a limited art house in most large markets. The film's odd spin on the documentary form also should ensure it a place in docu festivals, and Greenaway completists are probably already lining up for the special-edition DVD.

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