The work of renowned film-director Peter Greenaway
Wales Today looks at the work of renowned Welsh film director Peter Greenaway CBE, born in Newport, Monmouthshire, on 5 April 1942. His work is experimental and controversial and noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance, Baroque and Flemish painting.
In 1993 he was awarded an International Film fellowship by the Wales Film Council and as a result staged exhibitions in Swansea and Cardiff.
His films include:
• The Draughtsman's Contract (1982, 103 min)
• A Zed & Two Noughts (1985, 115 min)
• The Belly of an Architect (1987, 120 min)
• Drowning by Numbers (1988, 118 min)
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989, 124 min)
• Prospero's Books (1991, 129 min)
• The Baby of Mâcon (1993, 122 min)
• The Pillow Book (1996, 126 min)
• 8½ Women (1999, 118 min)
Broadcast 26 October 1993
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