- Actors: Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Jason Edwards
- Directors: Peter Greenaway
- Writers: Peter Greenaway
- Producers: Denis Wigman, Kees Kasander, Peter Jaques
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Live / Artisan
- VHS Release Date: Feb 16 1999
- Run Time: 118 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 078401146X
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Even Once Was Enough,
By Liz "Birdmother" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drowning By Numbers (VHS Tape)
How humbling and yet reassuring that my college-cultivated taste for this sort of mind-numbing, time-wasting art film form has withered completely at age 50. Three-quarters of the way through this egocentric mess I hit the eject button and slid the offender back in the box. No regrets, however. Whenever I see a film video box with the name Peter Greenaway, I'll go reach for the original Diabolique for some good old fashioned husband-killing entertainment.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Watch it 100 times,
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This review is from: Drowning By Numbers (VHS Tape)
This film is definately worth owning, as it bears repeat viewing. I have seen it many, many times, and I still haven't been able to see all of the numbers. The soundtrack is incredible. The story is dark and humourous at the same time. The plot is interspersed with games made up by the characters. Some of them are just whimsical (like Sheep and Tides), others have dark parallels to the plot itself (like Dead-Man's Catch, or the strange variation on Cricket played during the wedding). I am a big fan of Peter Greenaway, and this is definitely my favorite. In fact, this is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just cannot figure out why they haven't released it on DVD!
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Drowning By Numbers (VHS Tape)
Greenaway's rich tapestry of themes includes the obsession of the English with games: Death as a game, sexual games, sundry obsessions and frustrations that are interwoven with memorable visual images which subtly enhance the atmosphere of decadence and moral decay throughout the film. Conventional views of relationships, love, death and morality are challenged by Greenaway's vision which is presented in a succession of offbeat scenes such as beautifully composed close-up shots of insects eating rotten fruit, fireworks at funerals to celebrate death, fat, ugly men and beautiful, naked women. Certainly full of unconventional perspectives.
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