The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
1990
Search results
Movies & TV Shows
- The Pillow Book1997
- The Draughtsman's Contract1982
- The Baby of Macon1993
- Prospero's Books1991
- Drowning by Numbers1991
- A Zed & Two Noughts1990
- The Belly of an Architect1987
- 8 1/2 Women1999
- Nightwatching2007
The Falls1980- Walking to Paris2022
- Eisenstein in Guanajuato2016
- Untitled Peter Greenaway film
- Goltzius and the Pelican Company2014
- Vertical Features Remake1978
- 3x3D2013
- Stairs 1 Geneva1994
A Rebel in Venice (2019) Peter Greenaway trained as a painter and began working as a film editor for the Central Office of Information in 1965. Shortly afterwards he started to make his own films. He has produced a wealth of short and feature-length films, but also paintings, novels and other books.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK
Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With Peter Greenaway. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Sort by: View: 1 to 50 of 149 titles | Next » 1. Walking to Paris. 83 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama | Post-production.
- The Pillow Book (1996) The Pillow Book takes its name from an ancient diary from Japan and follows a young model, Nagiko, who, obsessed with calligraphy, seeks to find a lover who is skilled at both handwriting, to write on her skin, and pleasuring her.
- Nightwatching (2007) Marking Greenaway’s first major project since the enormous “Tulse Luper” endeavor, Nightwatching is a very personal film, and it shows, forming a much more well thought out film than usual.
- Prospero’s Books (1991) Based on Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, this experimental treat focuses on the legendary library of the main character Prospero, played by the iconic Shakespearean actor John Gielgud, that he famously saves from the storm and obsesses over.
- The Baby of Macon (1993) The Baby of Macon is a very interesting entry in Greenaway’s filmography. The film concentrates on a play of the same name, set in the 1600s, being performed in front of an audience.
Peter Greenaway, CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a British film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Mannerism painting in particular.
- Jeremy Urquhart
- Feature Writer/Senior List Writer
- 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover' (1989) Letterboxd Rating: 4.1/5. If it's possible to call The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover a gangster movie, then it's one of the best ever made.
- 'The Falls' (1980) Letterboxd Rating: 3.9/5. Though The Falls is up there as one of the highest-rated Peter Greenaway films, it also might be one of his most daunting to watch, especially for those who find long runtimes challenging.
- 'Drowning by Numbers' (1988) Letterboxd Rating: 3.9/5. By the late 1980s, Peter Greenaway was seriously hitting his stride as a filmmaker, with Drowning By Numbers - released one year before his most well-recognized film - being one of his best-known and most well-regarded works.
- 'A Zed & Two Noughts' (1985) Letterboxd Rating: 3.8/5. Three years on from The Draughtsman's Contract, Peter Greenaway released his third feature film, A Zed & Two Noughts.
People also ask
Who is Peter Greenaway?
What are Peter Greenaway's best movies?
Who makes films like Peter Greenaway?
What can be said about Peter Greenaway?
A triptych of short stereoscopic films by Peter Greenaway, Jean-Luc Godard and Edgar Pêra.
Here's the complete library of movies and TV shows for Peter Greenaway available to stream. Filter by popularity, IMDB score, year and more.
