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The tale of three wives (Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson) who murder their husbands, all by drowning, and have their crimes concealed thanks to an amorous local coroner (Bernard Hill).
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Severin’s two-disc edition of Drowning by Numbersis sourced from a native-4K scan of the film’s negative, and the transfer is suitably film-like, with a heavy emphasis on tactile texture on everything from clothing fabrics to the skins of fruits and the grooves in heavy, wooden furniture. Nighttime scenes demonstrate a range of black levels with no...
Included here is a newly recorded commentary with Peter Greenaway, who gamely unpacks the film’s tributes to classic painters and the snatches of dialogue he adapted from the reported last words of various historical figures. He also describes how certain elaborate shots were achieved and recounts the film’s many interlocking games with warm humor....
Severin’s two-disc 4K UHD Blu-ray release of Drowning by Numberscaptures Peter Greenaway’s black comedy in all its sumptuous beauty.
1h 58m. IMDb RATING. 7.1 /10. 11K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:52. 2 Videos. 79 Photos. Comedy Drama. Three generations of women share the same problem--marriage woes--and want to put an end to it. Director. Peter Greenaway. Writer. Peter Greenaway. Stars. Bernard Hill. Joan Plowright. Juliet Stevenson. See production info at IMDbPro.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Peter Greenaway
- 1991-06
Cissie Colpitts (Joan Plowright) drowns her cheating husband and in the ensuing cover-up enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett (Bernard Hill), an old friend with a longstanding...
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- Peter Greenaway
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- Bernard Hill
Trailer. 2199. THE NORTH AMERICAN HD PREMIERE In between his celebrated THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT and THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER, writer/director Peter Greenaway - "one of the most distinctive, provocative talents of his generation" (The Guardian) - shocked/delighted international audiences with this slyly derang.
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Drowning by Numbers (Blu-ray + DVD) - Walmart.com. Movies & TV Shows / Blu-ray Movies / Shop all Blu-Rays. About this item. Product details. In this intriguing drama with dark comedic moments from director Peter Greenaway, three generations of unhappy English wives-each named Cissie Colpitts-do away with their respective husbands by drowning them.