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The world has been affected by a mysterious occurrance known as the Violent Unknown Event or VUE. It has caused immortality and disability... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Absurd, eccentric, fastidious, hilarious, intricate. A fantastic frivolous frolic. moreCast
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Directed by | |||
| Peter Greenaway | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Peter Greenaway | writer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Nyman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mike Coles | |||
| John Rosenberg | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Greenaway | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Tony Anscombe | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Mick Audsley | .... | sound | |
| Malcolm Hirst | .... | sound | |
| Dave Lawton | .... | sound | |
| Digby Rumsey | .... | sound | |
| Diana Ruston | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Bough | .... | assistant camera | |
| Glynn Fielding | .... | grip | |
| Donald Lazenby | .... | still photographer | |
| Tex Ledcote | .... | additional camera operator | |
| Michael Nyman | .... | still photographer | |
| David Scott | .... | assistant camera | |
| Andrew Speller | .... | assistant camera | |
| Bert Walker | .... | camera operator: rostrum camera | |
| Francine Winham | .... | additional camera operator | |
Music Department | |||
| Rory Allam | .... | musician | |
| Brian Eno | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Barbara Grant | .... | musician | |
| Ben Grove | .... | musician | |
| John Hyde | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Ian Mitchell | .... | musician | |
| Michael Nyman | .... | conductor | |
| Michael Nyman | .... | musician | |
| Keith Pendlebury | .... | composer: additional music (as Kieth Pendlbury) | |
| Steve Saunders | .... | musician | |
| Lucy Skeaping | .... | musician | |
| Doug Wootton | .... | musician | |
Thanks | |||
| Kenneth Breese | .... | special acknowledgment | |
| Bernie Brown | .... | special acknowledgment | |
| David Cowper | .... | special acknowledgment | |
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- British Film Institute (BFI) (1980) (UK) (theatrical)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2003) (UK) (DVD) (special edition)
- Dolmen Home Video (2004) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
- Kinokuniya (2005) (Japan) (DVD) (box set)
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Welcome to the highly personal paramount of Greenaway's work. His scathing documentary on general English silliness. An elongated, meticulously constructed piece of fabulous fantasy. A fantastic frivolous frolic. The film chronicles the biographies of 92 selected victims of the Violent Unknown Event, or VUE for short - a strange occurrence that has left people speaking strange languages and experiencing bird-related symptoms. All of the victims' surnames' begin with the word FALL. The bios are described by several narrators. Some of the bios are curt, others are fastidiously described. They are always witty. Examples being a victim who continually tells bird jokes, "Why do birds fly south for the winter? Because it's too far for them to walk". Others constantly drive in circles. Many of them have new talents, like spitting long distances. Some of the bios reminded me of Monty Python sketches, with the similar zest of absurd English humour.
It is a challenge to sit through it all in one go, and is probably best viewed on video in two or three attempts. Not recommended for everyone, but if you want something hilariously different look no further.