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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 2003

Status
Released
Runtime
127 minutes
Director
Peter Greenaway
Networks
ABS Production, Cinatura, Delux Productions
★ TMDB users: 5.2/10 from 26 votes WarDramaAdventureRomance Released
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Topic: Film "The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story" (2003). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
Film
Year
2003
Status
Released
Runtime
127 minutes
Release date
Jul 18, 2003
Original language
EN
Origin
United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Germany
Studios
ABS Production, Cinatura, Delux Productions
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$90,071
Genres
War, Drama, Adventure, Romance
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Rating
★ TMDB users: 5.2/10 from 26 votes
Episode runtime
~127 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
ABS Production, Cinatura, Delux Productions

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Topic: Film "The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story" (2003).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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No invented details (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Title: The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story.
Year: 2003.
US Release Date: 10/09/2003.
Genres: War, Drama, Adventure, and Romance.
Runtime: 2h 7m.
Subject: Tulse Luper (writer, creator, and professional prisoner).
Luper's Life: Born 1911 in Newport, last heard of in 1989.
Plot mechanism: Life reconstructed from evidence in 92 suitcases scattered across the globe.
Structure: First of three parts.
Episodes in Part 1:
1. Luper as a child during the First World War.
2. Luper as an explorer in Mormon Utah.
3. Luper as a writer in Belgium during the rise of fascism.
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Should you watch it?

“Reconstruct the life of professional prisoner Tulse Luper through evidence found in scattered suitcases.”

Reasons to watch
  • Follows Tulse Luper through three distinct historical episodes.
  • Features a unique narrative reconstructed from 92 global suitcases.
  • Directed by Peter Greenaway.
Keep in mind
  • It is only the first of three parts, leaving the broader three-part narrative incomplete within this single film.

Watch it if you want to explore a comic historical study of the 20th century.

This film features war, drama, adventure, and romance genres with a runtime of 2 hours and 7 minutes.

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Whether it is worth watching?

It is worth watching if you are interested in Peter Greenaway's comic study of twentieth-century history and the life of Tulse Luper.

What is the binge duration?

The film has a runtime of two hours and seven minutes.

What are the essential episodes or parts?

This film is the first of three parts and follows Luper through three distinct episodes as a child during the First World War, an explorer in Mormon Utah, and a writer in Belgium.

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