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Occupation (s) Film director, screenwriter, visual artist. Years active. 1962–present. Notable work. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) 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 ...
- 1962–present
Peter Greenaway (I) Peter Greenaway. Tintoretto. 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
Peter Greenaway presents this "Commentary in one hundred parts" on Drowning by Numbers (1987), discussing and analyzing many of the film's more intriguing features. Directors: Vanni Corbellini, Peter Greenaway | Star: Peter Greenaway. Votes: 73
- 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.
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Since the mid 2000s, Greenaway's film work has focused on idiosyncratic, heavily fictionalised biopics dedicated to some of his favourite artists: Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn in "Nightwatching" (2007), Dutch Baroque engraver Hendrik Goltzius in "Goltzius and the Pelican Company" (2012), Soviet Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein ...
1985 1h 55m Not Rated. 7.2 (7.6K) Rate. Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals. Director Peter Greenaway Stars Brian Deacon Eric Deacon Andréa Ferréol. An enjoyably decadent, ridiculously convoluted thingamajig. 4. The Belly of an Architect. 1987 1h 59m R.
Peter Greenaway Active - 1966 - 2015 | Born - Apr 5, 1942 | Genres - Drama , Avant-garde / Experimental , Comedy Overview ↓
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