Peter Greenaway — Director (31)
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.
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.
The Pillow Book (1995) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Pillow Book
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Vivian Wu / Yoshi Oida
other title: I racconti del cuscino / O Livro de Cabeceira
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Elmer Bäck / Luis Alberti
other title: Eisenstein in Messico / Que Viva Eisenstein !
In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
The Baby of Mâcon (1993) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
The Baby of Mâcon
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Julia Ormond / Ralph Fiennes
other title: Il bambino di Mâcon / O Bebé de Macon
In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
Lumière & Company (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Lumière et Compagnie
director: Francis Girod / David Lynch actor: Jeff Alperi / Romane Bohringer
other title: Lumière et Compagnie / Lumière e Companhia
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Draughtsman's Contract
director: Peter Greenaway actor: Anthony Higgins / Janet Suzman
other title: I misteri del giardino di Compton House / Tegnerens kontrakt
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.