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Peter Greenaway


Born
in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, The United Kingdom
April 05, 1942

Website

Genre
Arts & Photography

Influences
Alain Resnais, Rembrandt, Sergei Eisenstein, Caravaggio, Ingmar Bergma ...more


Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. He is currently professor of cinema studies at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 472 ratings · 34 reviews · 84 distinct works • Similar authors
Gold
3.83 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions
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Peter Greenaway: The Falls
3.84 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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The Pillow Book
4.02 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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Prospero's Books: A Film of...
4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions
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Peter Greenaway: The Cook, ...
3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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Peter Greenaway: A Zed & Tw...
4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions
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Peter Greenaway: Fear of Dr...
4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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Peter Greenaway: Drowning B...
4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions
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Peter Greenaway: Rosa
4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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The Belly of an Architect
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“I really, sincerely believe that one should trust the work, and not the author.”
― Peter Greenaway
tags: art, movies
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“I have often thought it was very arrogant to suppose you could make a film for anybody but yourself.”
― Peter Greenaway
tags: film, filmmaking
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“I am certain that there are two things in life which are dependable, the delights of the flesh and the delights of literature.”
― Peter Greenaway, The Pillow Book
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