Peter Greenaway





Peter Greenaway

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April 05, 1942 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, The United Kingdom

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Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. He is currently professor of cinema studies at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.


Average rating: 4.17 · 198 ratings · 7 reviews · 49 distinct works
The Pillow Book
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1996
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The Falls
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1994
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Peter Greenaway: Interviews
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings2 editions
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wi...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1992
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Peter Greenaway: A Zed & Tw...
4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1998
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Prospero's Books: A Film of...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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Drowning by Numbers
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings2 editions
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Gold
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2002
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Rosa
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1993
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Peter Greenaway: Eight And ...
4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1999
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“I really, sincerely believe that one should trust the work, and not the author.”
Peter Greenaway

“I have often thought it was very arrogant to suppose you could make a film for anybody but yourself.”
Peter Greenaway

“I am certain that there are two things in life which are dependable, the delights of the flesh and the delights of literature.”
Peter Greenaway, The Pillow Book



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