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Any Peter Greenaway Fans Out There??

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My faves are: The Cook The Thief, The Belly of an Architect, and Drowning By Numbers. Anyone seen much of his work?

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Not from Hollywood . . . - rufus 12:44:46 10/27/02 (0)
I saw The Cook The Thief after seeing an Ebert & Siskel review. It opened my eyes to foreign cinema. It amazes me, that in Europe (perhaps elsewhere), film CAN be funded with the implicit understanding that they will NOT make money for the backers. That is sooo wonderful.
Delicatesses..... - patrickU 05:15:55 10/27/02 (0)
But you can " eat " too much at a time...you will ruin your liver....
And me! - gware 04:04:56 10/27/02 (2)
A Zed and Two Noughts, Prosperos Books, The Draughtsmans Contract, The Baby of Macon are also almost equally great
The only film I've never thought much of Greenaways was The Pillow Book, his last I believe
I think his finest work is Prosperos Books, Shakespeares "The Tempest" and least accessible play, he makes this look like an Elizabethan oil painting come alive. Of course having Sir John Gielgud as Prospero doesn't hurt...
Eric
Tokyo
- Montenegro!!!!! - Victor Khomenko 06:56:27 10/27/02 (1)
  You and Harmonia actually managed to sit through the Prosperos Book? You are Men of Iron.
  I can't say I really love him, he is way too pretentious to my taste, but I love certain elements of his films. If the Cook was reduced to about 15 minutes, that would make it worth going to see and pay $10 ticket price. But at two hours it is boring and bordering on extremely poor taste.
  On a completely unrelated issue, I love Montenegro. No idea why I am mentioning it here, but there. The scene where she chases the fly in the bedroom is one of the best in the world cinema, and the two guys dancing to ABBA is unforgettable.
  - ROFL! - Harmonia 23:13:33 10/27/02 (0)
    Victor, you made my day, I haven't thought of Montenegro in years - Yugoslavs and gypsies!
Yes! Me-me-me! - Harmonia 00:00:02 10/27/02 (0)
I love PG. I've even seen some of his early short films.
Faves??? The Draughtman's Contract, Prospero's Books, Drowning By Numbers, The Pillow Book, but really, I like them all. I haven't seen the Baby of Macon yet, which was never released in the US. I think it's available on European VHS, but currently has no DVD release that I'm aware of.
Hmm, when the new TV comes, this is a good reminder to get Cook-Thief-et al on DVD and rewatch it, now that Thatcher's long gone.
If you enjoy PG and need a giggle, I suggest you go catch "Secretary" at your local art cinema.

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