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The Belly of an Architect is a British film of genre Drama directed by Peter Greenaway released in USA on 1 october 1987 with Brian Dennehy
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 october 1987
Length 2h
Directed by Peter Greenaway
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Drama
Rating68%
The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 film drama written and directed by Peter Greenaway, featuring original music by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens. Starring Brian Dennehy and Chloe Webb it was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
The American architect Stourley Kracklite has been commissioned to construct an exhibition in Rome dedicated to the architecture of Etienne-Louis Boullée. Doubts arise among his Italian colleagues about the legitimacy of Boullée among the pantheon of famed architects, perhaps because Boullée was an inspiration for Adolf Hitler's architect Albert Speer.Actors
Brian Dennehy
(Stourley Kracklite)
Chloe Webb
(Louisa Kracklite)
Lambert Wilson
(Caspasian Speckler)
Sergio Fantoni
(Io Speckler)
Stefania Casini
(Flavia Speckler)
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