Peter Greenaway's Films (1 Viewer)

[Patrick Larkin]

I really love The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. It is such a cool movie.
Can someone recommend other films by Peter Greenaway? I have a list of his films and don't know where to begin. The only other film I've seen is Prospero's Books.
Whats available on DVD?

 

[Viktor Lundberg]

The first one I saw was "The belly of an architect" with Brian Dennehy in the main role. The last one I saw "The child of macoon(sp?)" which I also liked. He is one of my favorite directors.

Viktor A Lundberg

 

[Jean-Michel]

My personal favorite is The Pillow Book. There's an acceptable DVD of it available from Columbia -- I say "acceptable" because it's featureless and because it's 4:3. I'm not sure if it's full-frame or if they cropped the sides. In any event there's no noticeable cropping (at first I thought there was some but it turned out to be the overscan on my TV set) and it's a beautiful film either way.

 

[Jason Little]

My favorite is Drowning by Numbers. I also liked CTWL, Belly of an Architect, and A Zed and Two Noughts. I started watching Prospero's Books, but I thought it was pretty boring.
That's all I've seen by him, I think.

 

[Lew Crippen]

I liked The Draughtsman’s Contract and A Zed and Two Naughts.

The former is a variation on a trade your wife’s favors for recognition. There are some clever twists as things go along. Film is lots of fun; but the humor is a bit dry, so if you don’t like that kind of thing, you probably won’t like this film.

Zed is beautiful, but again probably not to everyone’s tastes. I think it Greenaway’s best, and I won’t even try to describe anything. I will say that if you liked The Cook, etc. you will probably like this one; but if you had a hard time stomaching the Thief’s end, you won’t like this at all.

 

[Grant B]

Many years ago I rented "26 Bathrooms" (D is for Dental Hygnie ...26 letters ;26 bathrooms -get it).
Very strange short but he made it interesting.
I remember seeing "Thief" when it premiered in SF. I Don't ever remember screaming like that in a movie theater. About half of the women left by the time it ended.
Sort of a British David Lynch in a way.

 

[Claire Panke]

Greenaway is one of my favorite filmmakers.

Personal Faves: Draughtsman's Contract, Prospero's Books, Drowing By Numbers, The Pillow Book.

Did anyone here ever see The Baby of Macon" Is it on home video anywhere? (Baby of Macon, as far as I know, never had a US theatrical release.)

 

[Viktor Lundberg]

Claire, I saw "The baby/child of Macon" in Europe when I still lived there. I totally fell in love with it.

Are any of his movies available on DVD yet or are any planned for release anytime soon?

Viktor A Lundberg

 

[Jean-Michel]

Are any of his movies available on DVD yet or are any planned for release anytime soon?

R1 releases:

8 1/2 Women
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Pillow Book
A Zed and Two Noughts

R2 releases:

UK:

The Pillow Book (basically indentical to the R1 release)

France:

Meurtre dans un jardin anglais/The Draughtsman's Contract (much better than the R1)

Japan (note that these may be censored):

8 1/2 Women (no extras, just like the R1)
Peter Greenaway Collection (includes A Zed and Two Noughts, The Belly of an Architect, and Drowning by Numbers)
Peter Greenaway with Michael Nyman (includes three short films: Making a Splash, Fear of Drowning, and 26 Bathrooms)

I'm sure there some I'm forgetting or don't know about. Next year the BFI will release four titles in the UK, a short films collection (with Windows, Water Wrackets, H is for House, Dear Phone, Intervals, and A Walk Through H), The Falls/Vertical Features Remake, The Draughtsman's Contract, and A Zed and Two Noughts, all with some extra material. An R4 Australian release of The Baby of Macon is coming in a couple of weeks but it is apparently pan-and-scan.