The Belly of an Architect 1987
“Art is the food for madness.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 118 minutes
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Networks
- Callender Company, Mondial, Tangram Film
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is The Belly of an Architect?
Topic: Film "The Belly of an Architect" (1987). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1987
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 118 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 23, 1987
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Studios
- Callender Company, Mondial, Tangram Film
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 135 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~118 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Callender Company, Mondial, Tangram Film
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Title: The Belly of an Architect
Year: 1987
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Greenaway
Writer: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Lambert Wilson, Sergio Fantoni
Music: Glenn Branca, Wim Mertens
Awards/Nominations: Nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Runtime: 1h 58m
Plot:
Stourley Kracklite is a driven, detail-obsessed architect.
He travels from America to Rome with his much younger wife, Louisa.
Purpose: Oversee an architectural homage to 18th-century master builder Etienne-Louis Boullée.
Events: They conceive a much-wanted child on a train en route.
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Should you watch it?
“An architect travels to Rome where his obsessions reach epic and dangerous proportions.”
- Directed by Peter Greenaway
- Features original music by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens
- Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
- The protagonist's obsessions reach dangerous proportions
Watch it if you are interested in a drama about an architect's obsession with his wife and his hero.
This R-rated drama follows a driven architect through intense personal and physical obsessions.
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Is The Belly of an Architect worth watching?
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
How long is the movie?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes.
Who stars in the film?
The film stars Brian Dennehy and Chloe Webb.
What is the genre of the film?
The film is a drama.
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