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How Rembrandt lived his life through the eyes of relatives
bartheijt15 February 2011
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.
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10/10
Beautiful depiction of Rembrandt life
sabinepawan17 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This TV series is a beautiful dedication to not just Rembrandt's work, but also his life and the people around him. There are four episodes, each from a viewpoint of someone who played an important part in Rembrandt's life. Two episodes are played by the wonderful Dragan Bakema, who plays Rembrandt as a temperamental, passionate and eccentric icon. The second part is played by the great Michiel Romeyn, who manages to capture perfectly the flawed and tormented man behind the great Dutch painter. He is haunted by his past, the loss of his wife, and later his son, his financial troubles and relationships around him. The sheer pureness of how he translates this into the emotion, without overacting, is making Michiel a vastly underrated actor. Dragan and Michiel lift these series up to a higher level by their supreme acting. The fact that these series are accompanied by beautiful, dark music, lots of his paintings and background stories and lovely main and side actors, make these series an interesting, moving and beautiful watch for anyone interested in history, art, Rembrandt, Dutch historical figures or everything above. Therefore I cannot agree with the rating on IMDB. For me, 'Rembrandt en ik' shines in its simplicity, raw emotion, humanity and beauty. For that reason, this will always be the most beautiful Dutch TV series I've ever seen, and one of the most interesting in general.
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