Peter Greenaway — Actor (8)
Windows (1974) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Windows
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Peter Greenaway
other title: Finestre
A sort of documentary on the people known to have fallen out of windows in a certain time frame in a certain geographical location. One of Greenaway's early short films.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
other title: Rembrandt's J'accuse / Rembrandt's J'Accuse
J'accuse is an 'essay-istic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its 34 painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage. Greenaway leads us through Rembrandt's paintings into 17th century Amsterdam. He paints a world that is democratic in principle, but is almost entirely ruled by twelve families. The notion exists of these regents as charitable and compassionate beings. However, reality was different.
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama (1999) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Lyndon Terracini / Miranda van Kralingen
other title: Death of a Composer
"Rosa", with a libretto by Peter Greenaway and score by Louis Andriessen, is the first in a projected series of 10 operas, each dealing with the death of a famous composer - some real, others fictional. "Rosa" falls into the latter category; it tells the story of Juan Manuel de Rosa, a Brazilian who went to study music in America but spent most of his time in the cinema instead, becoming particularly entranced by Westerns. Now 32 years old and residing in an abandoned Uruguayan slaughterhouse, Rosa has become one of Hollywood's foremost composers, specialising in Westerns. He also has a beautiful 19-year-old fiancee, Esmeralda, but he pays her little heed, instead lavishing his attentions on a black mare named Bola. One day, a group of men attired as cowboys arrive at the abattoir and kill both Rosa and Bola; an investigation is conducted, with particular suspicion!
The Falls (1982) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Falls
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Colin Cantlie / Stephen Quay
other title: Le cadute
Told in the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts, nineteen million people are left obsessed with birds and flight following a strange occurrence. A documentarian analyses the lives of all the survivors whose surnames begin with FALL to uncover the truth behind the event.
H Is for House (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
H Is for House
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Colin Cantlie / Hannah Greenaway
other title: C sta per casa
Ostensibly, a film about a child's pictorial alphabet stuck on the letter H.
The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch (2016) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch
director: Phil Grabsky / David Bickerstaff actor: Peter Greenaway / Jennifer Sliwka
other title: Die wundersame Welt des Hieronymus Bosch
Exhibition on Screen's latest release celebrates the life and masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch brought together from around the world to his hometown in the Netherlands as a one-off exhibition. With exclusive access to the gallery and the show, this stunning film explores this mysterious, curious, medieval painter who continues to inspire today's creative geniuses. Over 420,000 people flocked to the exhibition to marvel at Bosch's bizarre creations but now, audiences can enjoy a front row seat at Bosch's extraordinary homecoming from the comfort of their own home anywhere in the world. Expert insights from curators and leading cultural critics explore the inspiration behind Bosch's strange and unsettling works. Close-up views of the curiosities allow viewers to appreciate the detail of his paintings like never before. Bosch's legendary altarpieces, which have long been divided among museums, were brought back together for the exhibition and feature in the film.