The Belly of an Architect
by Peter Greenaway
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Actor: Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Lambert Wilson, Sergio Fantoni, Stefania CasiniDirector: Peter Greenaway
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Belly of an Architect
Movie Review: A Greenaway masterpiece, his most humanistic film, with an extraordinary performance by Brian Dennehy...
Summary: 5 Stars
Many people accuse Greenaway of being too cerebral, too cold and dyseptic a filmmaker. Those who think that should check this film out, one of his best films and buoyed by an extraordinary performance by Brian Dennehy.
The film concerns itself with Stourley Cracklite (played by Dennehy), an architect from Chicago who is putting on an exhibition dedicated to Etienne-Louis Boullee, a little known but visionary architect (Boulle was a real architect by the way). One would generally not expect an actor like Dennehy to fit in perfectly with Greenaway's universe, but Dennehy manages to do it with aplomb. Dennehy is also a stage actor (which is much respected for), and Greenaway's long take style really fits well with him, as theater actors are able to concentrate much more than strictly film actors, and are able to sustain emotions for longer periods of time.
Greenaway's mise en scene is fascinating throughout, especially the shots of the actual exhibition, which are really striking. Dennehy's overpowering performance really makes you feel for him, and it gives it a more humanistic edge than much of Greenaway's work, which can be overly cerebral and cold at times. The supporting players are generally good, except for Chloe Webb, who is just OK in her role as Cracklite's cheating wife. Sacha Vierny's cinematography is magnificent througout, Greenaway's framing is impeccable as usual, and the film is arguably Greenaway's most moving film. Despite a miscast Webb, the film is practically perfect.
Summary of The Belly of an Architect
Writer-director Peter Greenaway (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) puts "the 'art' back into the art film" (The Hollywood Reporter) with this work of "pure visual poetry" (Boston Herald) that "celebrates Rome and its architecture with elegance and discernment" (The New York Times) and boasts Brian Dennehy's "best performance of his screen career" (LA Weekly)! American architect Stourley Kracklite (Dennehy) can't see the beauty in Rome throughhis pain. Intense stomachaches are crippling him and, worse, he believes his pregnant young wife ishaving an affair with his archrival! As his suspicions turn to paranoia and obsession, and his marriage, health and reputation begin to unravel, this once-respected man becomes consumed by his own self-torture from the inside out!Drama DVD Video
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