Greenaway's assertion that his is 'a cinema of ideas not plots' is developed in this book with discussion of his use of the themes of repetition, quotation theatricality, power relations and images of the nude as flesh. Close analysis of individual films such as The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Belly of an Architect and Drowning by Numbers together with a discussion of his latest film The Pillow Book (1996) and recent interviews between Greenaway and Alan Woods about his work, make this book a must for all Greenaway enthusiasts.
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"Being naked playing dead, by exploring the obvious theatrically of Greenaway's films, finds important things to say about the relations between theatre and cinema and will, therefore, be of interest to students of both media, as well as to enthusiasts of the controversial filmmaker." --Contemporary Theatre Review
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A Greenaway Primer,
By Mikel Parent (Waltham, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Being Naked--Playing Dead: The Art of Peter Greenaway (Paperback)
Woods' book is an exellent introduction to Greenaway's films. Woods' covers all of Greenaway's film's up to the Pillow Book. Primarily, as the title suggests, Woods is concerned with the coporeal qualities of Greenaway's cinema (and other things as well but being naked and playing dead is Woods' focus). The book can be a bit thick for those not interested in really getting into Greenaway's films. However, for those who are interested in very astute commentary on one the most interesting and challenging filmmakers working today, I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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- Peter Greenaway: A Zed & Two Noughts by Peter Greenaway on 35 pages
- Peter Greenaway: Drowning By Numbers by Peter Greenaway on 30 pages
- Peter Greenaway: The Belly Of An Architect by Peter Greenaway on 29 pages
- Flying Out of this World (The Parti-Pris Series) by Peter Greenaway on 9 pages
- The Pillow Book by Peter Greenaway on 5 pages
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