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    Nightwatching 2007 POSTER

    Nightwatching

    2007

    English

    6.5

    11

    74%

    62%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    drama

    Drama

    History

    Mystery

    painter

    rembrandt

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Jodhi May Jodhi May as Geertje Emily Holmes Emily Holmes as Hendrickje Martin Freeman Martin Freeman as Rembrandt van Rijn Eva Birthistle Eva Birthistle as Saskia
    An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.
    Drowning by Numbers 1988 POSTER

    Drowning by Numbers

    1988

    English

    7.1

    11

    88%

    88%

    Action

    Comedy

    coroner

    dark comedy

    Drama

    drowning

    Romance

    suffolk, england

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Joely Richardson Joely Richardson as Cissie Colpitts 3 Trevor Cooper Trevor Cooper as Hardy Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski as Marina Bellamy Natalie Morse Natalie Morse as The Skipping Girl
    Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.
    The Pillow Book 1995 POSTER

    The Pillow Book

    1995

    English

    6.5

    13

    68%

    80%

    Action

    adultery

    calligraphy

    cult film

    Drama

    gay

    gay character

    tokyo, japan

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor as Jerome Miho Tanaka Miho Tanaka as Model Friend in Cafe Typo Hideko Yoshida Hideko Yoshida as The Aunt / The Maid Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as The Father
    A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
    The Baby of Mâcon 1993 POSTER

    The Baby of Mâcon

    1993

    English

    6.9

    16

    38%

    80%

    Action

    baby

    bishop

    Drama

    History

    miracle

    priest

    surrealism

    virgin

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Philip Stone Philip Stone as The Bishop Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as The Bishop's Son Julia Ormond Julia Ormond as The Daughter Tony Vogel Tony Vogel as The Father
    Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
    Eisenstein in Guanajuato 2015 POSTER

    Eisenstein in Guanajuato

    2015

    English

    6.3

    3

    62%

    52%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    director

    Drama

    hollywood

    mexico

    movie business

    Romance

    soviet union

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Maya Zapata Maya Zapata as Concepción Cañedo Stelio Savante Stelio Savante as Hunter S. Kimbrough Lisa Owen Lisa Owen as Mary Craig Sinclair Luis Alberti Luis Alberti as Palomino Cañedo
    In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
    A Zed & Two Noughts 1985 POSTER

    A Zed & Two Noughts

    1985

    English

    7.2

    13

    78%

    85%

    Action

    Comedy

    cult film

    death

    doctor

    Drama

    zoo

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Wolf Kahler Wolf Kahler as Felipe Arc-en-Ciel Brian Deacon Brian Deacon as Oswald Deuce Joss Ackland Joss Ackland as Van Hoyten Frances Barber Frances Barber as Venus de Milo
    Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
    The Falls 1980 POSTER

    The Falls

    1980

    English

    7.1

    2

    80%

    83%

    Comedy

    found footage

    Sci-Fi

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway as Interviewer Stephen Quay Stephen Quay as Ipson Fallari Hilary Thompson Hilary Thompson as Narrator Timothy Quay Timothy Quay as Pulat Fallari
    The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios of 92 survivors.
    The Draughtsman's Contract 1982 POSTER

    The Draughtsman's Contract

    1982

    English

    7.2

    13

    97%

    85%

    17th century

    Action

    adultery

    Comedy

    Drama

    drawing and painting

    History

    Mystery

    southhampton

    witshire

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Michael Carter Michael Carter as Mr Clarke Dave Hill Dave Hill as Mr Herbert / Mrs Herbert's husband Anne-Louise Lambert Anne-Louise Lambert as Mrs. Talmann / Mrs. Herbert's daughter David Meyer David Meyer as The Poulencs
    A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
    Prospero's Books 1991 POSTER

    Prospero's Books

    1991

    English

    6.8

    12

    62%

    82%

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Mark Rylance Mark Rylance as Ferdinand Deborah Conway Deborah Conway as Juno Isabelle Pasco Isabelle Pasco as Miranda Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham as Sebastian
    An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
    The Belly of an Architect 1987 POSTER

    The Belly of an Architect

    1987

    English

    6.9

    7

    85%

    80%

    Action

    architect

    architecture

    Drama

    exhibition

    illness

    older man younger woman relationship

    rome, italy

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Alfredo Varelli Alfredo Varelli as Julio Francesco Carnelutti Francesco Carnelutti as Pastarri Fabio Sartor Fabio Sartor as Policeman Brian Dennehy Brian Dennehy as Stourley Kracklite
    The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.
    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 POSTER

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989

    English

    7.5

    69

    87%

    88%

    Action

    allegory

    cook

    cooking

    Crime

    Drama

    restaurant

    Romance

    sadism

    sexuality

    Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as Cory Roger Lloyd Pack Roger Lloyd Pack as Geoff Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Georgina Tim Roth Tim Roth as Mitchel
    The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
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