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Overview

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Director:
Peter Greenaway
Writer:
Peter Greenaway (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 October 1987 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
How can a drama make up (?) all the way to be a chilling thriller. more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Brian Dennehy ... Stourley Kracklite
Chloe Webb ... Louisa Kracklite

Lambert Wilson ... Caspasian Speckler
Sergio Fantoni ... Io Speckler
Stefania Casini ... Flavia Speckler
Vanni Corbellini ... Frederico
Alfredo Varelli ... Julio
Geoffrey Copleston ... Caspetti
Francesco Carnelutti ... Pastarri
Marino Masé ... Trettorio
Marne Maitland ... Battistino
Claudio Spadaro ... Mori
Rate Furlan ... Violinist
Julian Jenkins ... Old Doctor
Enrica Maria Scrivano ... Mother
Ricardo Ussani ... Little Boy
Stefano Gragnani ... The Nose Man
Andrea Prodan ... Young Doctor
Fabio Sartor ... Policeman
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Directed by
Peter Greenaway 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Peter Greenaway  writer

Produced by
Conchita Airoldi .... associate producer
Colin Callender .... producer
Dino Di Dionisio .... associate producer
Walter Donohue .... producer
 
Original Music by
Wim Mertens 
 
Cinematography by
Sacha Vierny 
 
Film Editing by
John Wilson 
 
Art Direction by
Luciana Vedovelli Levi  (as Luciana Vedovelli)
 
Costume Design by
Maurizio Millenotti 
 
Makeup Department
Luigi Rocchetti .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Patrizia Massa .... unit manager
 
Art Department
Giorgio Desideri .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Peter Glossop .... production sound mixer
Peter Maxwell .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Hancock .... sound camera operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Vincenzo Carpineta .... assistant camera
Paolo Di Stefano .... electrician
 
Casting Department
Rita Forzano .... casting: Rome
Ellen Lewis .... casting: New York
Simone Reynolds .... casting: London
 
Editorial Department
Milfid Ellis .... first assistant editor
Chris Wyatt .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Glenn Branca .... composer: additional music
Paul Daniel .... conductor
 
Other crew
Anna Orieti .... production accountant
Roger Phillips .... title designer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il ventre dell' architetto (Italy)
Der Bauch des Architekten (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Arkitektens mave (Denmark) [da]
Arkkitehdin vatsa (Finland) [fi]
Brzuch architekta (Poland) [pl]
El vientre de un arquitecto (Spain) [es]
I koilia tou arhitektona (Greece) [el]
Le ventre de l'architecte (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
USA:118 min
Country:
UK | Italy
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: A little over 20 minutes in the movie, the main character Kracklite (Brian Dennehy) starts his xerox-obsession with pictures of bellies. He clearly opens the machine, keeps the picture in sight and then makes a copy. That's impossible, in copying the original should face the machine, not the hood. more
Quotes:
Stourley Kracklite: All fascists are meat-eaters. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2003) more

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11 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
How can a drama make up (?) all the way to be a chilling thriller., 13 November 2004
10/10
Author: dmtls from Thessaloniki,Greece

This is all about it!A spectacular drama so disturbing to become an "existence thriller".A deep and thorough look into the soul and the brain of a creative (in his very own way indeed) man.Psychosis breaks in, out of nowhere, to this man's mind and cripples his emotions, his thought and finally his life.The order mentioned before is exactly the event line of the film.Dark sides of our mind are brutally exposed and true inspiration appears to be not further than a step or two from madness.Excellent music that can both stand alone and brilliantly combine with the work, is what makes the film a true classic.A must see for everyone with a sense in real art.

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