8 1/2 Women 1999  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Barbara Sarafian, Kirina Mano, Toni Collette, Amanda Plummer, Natacha Amal, Polly Walker
Women's liberation suffers a setback in this film with its tasteless portrayal of women as ready and willing prostitutes. The story revolves around a father and son–Philip (John Standing) and Storey (Matthew Delamere)–who, after watching Fellini's "8 1/2," set out to reenact its theme of seduction.
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The Belly of an Architect 1987  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Lambert Wilson, Sergio Fantoni, Vanni Corbellini, Alfredo Varelli, Stefania Casini, Geoffrey Copleston, Francesco Carnelutti, Marino Mase, Marne Maitland, Claudio Spadaro, Rate Furland, Enrica Maria Scrivano, Julian Jenkins
American architect Stourley Kracklite (Brian Dennehy) travels to Italy with his young, pregnant wife, Louisa (Chloe Webb), where they plan to spend months while Stourley oversees an art and architecture exhibit. But, Stourley begins suffering stomach pains, doesn't have much time for Louisa, and Louisa turns to the waiting arms of suave Caspasian Speckler (Lambert Wilson).
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover 1989  R, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciaran Hinds, Gary Olsen, Liz Smith, Roger Lloyd-Pack
Georgina (Helen Mirren) has an affair, and with the help of the cook (Richard Bohringer) plots to outdo her sadistic, restaurant-owner husband (Michael Gambon). Lots of sex and violence. There is also an NC-17 rated version.
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The Draughtsman's Contract 1982  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser, Neil Cunningham, Dave Hill, David Gant, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Nicolas Amer, Suzan Crowley, Lynda La Plante, Michael Feast, Alastair Cummings
Mr. Neville (Anthony Higgins) is an artist who accepts a commission from Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) to make 12 drawings of her husband's (Dave Hill) estate while he is away. The commission has a condition: Neville will have sex 12 times with Mrs. Herbert. Sounds like a good deal to Mr. Neville, until Mr. Herbert's murdered body is found on the estate. Now, Neville realizes that he has no idea of what is really going on in this upper-crust world.
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The Pillow Book 1995   N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida, Ewan McGregor, Judy Ongg, Ken Mitsuishi, Yutaka Honda
Fleeing from an unhappy forced marriage after her husband burned her precious papers and their house, Nagiko (Vivian Wu), finds work as a model in Hong Kong hoping to fulfill her bizarre dreams.
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| 1. 8 1/2 Women (1999)
2. The Belly of an Architect (1987)
3. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989)
4. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
5. The Pillow Book (1995)
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