The Belly of an Architect
Peter Greenaway
Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Lambert Wilson, Sergio Fantoni, Stefania Casini, Vanni Corbellini, Alfredo Varelli, Jeffrey Kopp, Francesco Carnelutti, Marino Masé, Marne Maitland, Claudio Spadaro, Rate Furlan, Julian Jenkins, Enrica Maria Scrivano, Andre Poudon, Fabio Sartor
1987
UK, Italy
Completed
English, Italian
118 minutes
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This film (drama)Also known asThe Belly of an Architect，is aUK, ItalyProducerwomen sex，At1987Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish, Italian，Current Douban rating7.5(For reference only)。
A 1987 work by Peter Greenaway, nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Production Design at the British Academy Awards; a Cannes competition film. The director, coming from a painting background, naturally imbues his works with a unique and colorful visual style. American architect Stourley Kracklite and his pregnant young wife Louisa arrive in Rome to organize an exhibition in honor of the imaginative 18th-century French architect Etienne-Louis Boullée. However, Kracklite is tormented by a stomach ailment, while Louisa shares flirtatious glances with the suave young architect Caspasian Speckler, who is the exhibition's sponsor. The film has a special focus on bellies—the architect's ill belly and the pregnant wife's belly, with their round shapes reminiscent of the domed structures designed by Boullée...