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On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

An 'essayistic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its thirty-four painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage. Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt's paintings into seventeenth-century Amsterdam. He paints a world that is democratic in principle, but is almost entirely ruled by twelve families. The notion exists of these regents as charitable and compassionate entities. However, reality was different.

Mick and Tom are an unlikely father-son team of petty thieves. They've been hired to steal a painting from a museum. By accident, they steal the wrong painting: Denmark's only original Rembrandt masterpiece, worth millions.

In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts and successfully executed the largest art heist in modern history. Among the thirteen priceless works stolen was Vermeer's "The Concert" one of only 35 of the masters surviving works. Not a single one of the works has been recovered. STOLEN is a full exploration of the Gardner theft, and the fascinating, disparate characters involved: from the 19th century Grand dame Isabella Gardner to a private detective obsessed with finding the art to a terrorist organization with a penchant for stealing Vermeers.

This is set in the world of the Old Masters and offers a mosaic of gripping stories in which unrestrained passion for Rembrandt's paintings leads to dramatic developments and unexpected plot turns.

An old detective thinks that he is too young for retiring. With the help of his friends, he plans to commit 'the crime of the century' and then quickly solve it. But being a criminal is much more harder than being a policeman.

This film takes viewers on an intimate behind-the-scenes tour of a landmark exhibition, giving them a chance to see these paintings as never before, while also giving a detailed biography of one of history's greatest artists.

At the height of his success in 1630 Amsterdam, Rembrandt takes on a Jewish studio apprentice, Samuel. Together, they break free from artistic complacency and rigid expectations.

Robbie van Henegouwen de Boer finally gets the chance he's been hoping for: to lead a group of 20 tourists all over the Netherlands on a Bon Voyage Holiday Tour. He soon finds himself up to his neck in trouble when his chauffeur turns out to be a drunken trickster, a teenage boy asks for help in getting closer to a girl and a Romanian woman intends to get her hands on Robbie.

The life and art of the quintessential 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt.

In 1975 and 1976, French filmmaker and writer Jean Marie Drot produced a series of 13 one-hour films on former French Minister of Culture André Malraux discussing modern art, naive painting, Japanese art, etc.

Sterling, an artist, receives permission to make a copy of a Rembrandt owned by McKay. While at work on the painting, Sterling falls in love with Rose, McKay's daughter. Mrs. McKay is anxious to have her daughter marry Sherwood, a society man. Although Rose detests the man, her mother compels her to become engaged to him. She breaks the news to Sterling, but confesses that she loves only him. The artist seizes her in his arms. Sherwood witnesses the incident and upbraids his fiancée. In anger, Rose breaks their engagement. The fortune hunter determines to secure revenge. Sterling has finished his painting. Sherwood finds it standing underneath the original, wrapped up and ready to be taken away. Awaiting the opportunity, he hangs the copy on the wall while the original is placed in Sterling's wrappings. Later, the artist takes the original home, unaware of the dastardly trick. McKay discovers the exchange the following day, and, accompanied by a detective, hastens to Sterling's studio. During the night, however, Sherwood has entered the place and has stolen the precious masterpiece. Sterling is searching for the painting when McKay and the detective arrive. Despite his protests, the artist is placed under arrest. Sherwood sells the painting to St. Clair, an unscrupulous art dealer. The two plan to steal more of McKay's paintings. By a clever trick, St. Claire is installed in the McKay household as watchman. Rose, however, discovers the state of affairs when she overhears the thieves conversing. That night, Sherwood enters the McKay home while the millionaire is out. He binds St. Claire and then removes several canvases from their frames. Rose enters. Levelling an automatic pistol, she holds the villain up. McKay returns home just in time to hear his daughter calling for help. The rascals are placed under arrest. Sterling is freed. To atone for their unjust suspicions, the millionaire and his wife consent to the artist's marriage to their daughter.

The life of Rembrandt van Rijn, famous Dutch painter.

Sir Curtis and a lady friend are at an antiques auction in Bond street, where a mirror sells for an astronomically high sum in view of its appearance. Later Gresford, the man who bought the mirror is murdered and it is discovered that he had at his home another, virtually identical mirror. An intrigued Sir Curtis gets the team to investigate, leading Jason to the antique shops of Paris.

Trace the development of the show's characters from protozoa to quadrupeds in the style of an educational film. / In Amsterdam, Netherlands, two thieves try exploiting Granny's poor eyesight to steal Rembrandt's windmill figurine from her.

She is famous for having sex with her horse. Now, that may be pure legend, but Catherine the Great did have an outsized libido. She was also smart, ambitious, and a masterful politician. Welcome to the Secret Life of Catherine the Great.

Rick Edwards hosts the penultimate edition of the quiz show in which a panel of thirty recurring contestants try to avoid the impossible answers to be in with a chance of winning 10,000 pounds.