This version of Rembrandt was a lot livelier than the British version,in spite of the 42 version being made under the third Reich.Ewald's version had spark and fire.Could it be just the personalities of Ewald Balser and Charles Laughton ? Heinz Rumanns actress wife .Hertha Feiler Portrays Rembrandt's wife.From the begging scene you see their wedding to when he has son and to the point when she gets ill and Rem neglects her,When she willing to pose for him and then dies.Stalwart German character actress Elizabeth Flickenschildt ,portrays his house cleaner , who blackmails him ,with the help of her boyfriend, when she is rejected as the model to complete the nude painting,when he chooses the scullery maid, played by Gisela Uhlens,who would become his lover.As with the other film version he gets himself in debt and end so being sued.Where his paintings of the real Rembrandt were used in this film ,where the ones that the Nazis have stolen? That's an unanswerable question.May be?Another red head is in this picture too Paul Henckels as his friend,who in one scenes buys one of Pauls drawings cause Paul needs the money.From the beginning to the end Ewald's version has fire,Excellent German classic film. 11/23/13
Review of Rembrandt
