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"Draughtsman's Contract."
An almost brilliant effort but, with the strange figure wandering around when a statue really shouldn't..... a waste. The story itself is cleverly told but the conceit, a group of paintings with the clues to murder, isn't exploited very well, at least not enough to involve the viewer. If Greenaway wished to prove himself smarter than his audience, he ought to have made it a fair fight, at least.
"Prospero's Books," I haven't seen for years but here again, if I remember correctly, he allows his style to overwhelm the substance.
"The Thief..." is such an ugly story that, frankly, it cannot please.
I'd say (to answer another poster) that, even if one only grants Lars von Trier one very good film, "Breaking the Waves," it still is superior to the many misses of Greenaway.
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Topic - Peter Greenaway: potential, unrealized. - tinear 14:55:26 12/31/08 (13)
- Wrong framework. Greenaway isn't interested in conventional narrative cinema. - Harmonia 19:47:20 01/05/09 (1)
- Belatedly: Great post! - Bhasi 04:44:30 01/23/09 (0)
- I don't think Greenaway is intersted... - dave c 22:58:59 12/31/08 (0)
- Some of the finest cinematography ever is in Greenaway's works. . . - mr grits 21:22:26 12/31/08 (5)
- Greenaway hardly belongs in that august lot. Not close. nt - tinear 11:16:54 01/01/09 (4)
- You lack the eye and mental accuity to understand the similarities. * - mr grits 19:21:41 01/01/09 (3)
- You may wish to use a dictionary before your next acerbic post. - tinear 10:09:35 01/02/09 (2)
- Typo, banana boy. * - mr grits 20:16:40 01/02/09 (1)
- Typo is believable in the body but not the header. Are you an Ol Miss - tinear 08:44:58 01/03/09 (0)
- I've found his films fascinating... - EBerlin 21:04:34 12/31/08 (3)
- Definitely fascinating. Visually stunning as are Tarsem Singh's, - tinear 11:19:27 01/01/09 (0)
- Some fascinating, some repulsive nt - Daryl Zero 23:12:05 12/31/08 (0)
- RE: I've found his films fascinating, me too! - grinagog 21:37:22 12/31/08 (0)
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