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Peter Greenaway’s Top Film List
Peter Greenaway is one of my all-time favourite directors. Brilliant and strange, his films by their very nature do not appeal to all. Oh well… anyway, I was delighted to discover this list of Greenaway’s favourite films, and I was … Continue reading
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A Zed and Two Noughts (1990)
“Grief doesn’t flavour anything. It’s just sour.” In Peter Greenaway’s film A Zed and Two Noughts, the wives of twin zoologists Oliver (Eric Deacon) and Oswald Deuce (Brian Deacon) are killed in a freak car accident outside of a zoo. … Continue reading
The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
“The space between knowing and seeing.” Set at the end of the 17th century, The Draughtsman’s Contract is a tale of lust, adultery and murder staged in the fantastic country estate of Compton-Anstey. Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) commissions an arrogant … Continue reading
8 1/2 Women (1999)
“She’s taken your fantasies and run with them to the point of logical exhaustion.” Greenaway films are very provocative especially when contemplating the dynamics of male-female relationships and testing the limits of the audience’s comfort zone by confronting societal taboos. … Continue reading
