The Films of Peter Greenaway - Sex, Death and Provocation - Douglas Keesey - Paperback Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - 2006 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

Description

British filmmaker Peter Greenaway says life offers only two subjects: "One is sex and the other is death." Greenaway uses both and romanticizes neither; indeed, his goal is the antithesis of the sanitary and sentimental portrayal of humanity. Although his films have met with outrage from some viewers, cult audiences praise them for insightful messages: that people are detached from violence because they fail to see others'' bodies as identical to their own; that predatory capitalism has caused humans to lose sight of our shared physicality and mortality; and that taboos are simply a system allowing people to exercise power over others. This book examines nine of Greenaway''s feature films, dedicating a chapter to each: The Draughtsman''s Contract; A Zed and Two Noughts; The Belly of an Architect; Drowning by Numbers; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; Prospero''s Books ; The Baby of Macon; The Pillow Book ; and 8½ Women. The author examines the characters and plot, studies the structure and elements of the story, explores Greenaway''s motives and reactions, and reveals audience reactions, including comments from viewers. A filmography lists films written and directed by Peter Greenaway from 1962 to 2004.