Title: Genre: Drama Actor: Brian Dennehy , Chloe Webb , Lambert Wilson , Sergio Fantoni , Stefania Casini , Vanni Corbellini , Alfredo Varelli , Geoffrey Copleston , Francesco Carnelutti , Marino Masé An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. The Belly of an Architect Brian Dennehy Chloe Webb Lambert Wilson (1987) A U.S. architect (Brian Dennehy) in Rome thinks his wife (Chloe Webb) is poisoning him to be with her lover, a rival architect (Lambert Wilson). The Belly of an Architect is the story of a distinguished American architect with the unlikely name of Stourley Kracklite, who goes to Rome to put on an exhibition in memory of his hero, Share. Starring Brian Dennehy and Chloe Webb, it was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]. An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. An architect supervising an exhibition starts to have mysterious stomach pains while his life slowly falls apart. Was this review helpful to you? Architect Hariri Pontarini Architects. An architect supervising an exhibition starts to have mysterious stomach pains while his life begins to fall apart. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains, loses his wife, exhibition, his unborn child and finally his own life. 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. They make love as the train enters Italy; however, he scarcely looks at his wife again. Meanwhile, she has become sexually involved with Caspasian Speckler, the younger co-organiser of the exhibition. The Belly of an Architect Synopsis: An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. "The Belly of An Architect" is the kind of film about art and life, the individual and society, vision and convention, love and betrayal that works so beautifully because its creator has remained focused, in my opinion, on telling a story, infusing it with a sense of both urgency and mystery, and so conveying an unmistakable emotional power as well. A baby is born from a supposed-to-be virgin woman, so a chain of hysteria about divine intervention in the birth takes place. American architect Stourley Kracklite has been commissioned to construct an exhibition in Rome dedicated to the architecture of the 18th-century French architect, Étienne-Louis Boullée, who until the 20th century remained little known. Gaby … An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports 85% approval of The Belly of an Architect based on 13 reviews, though with an average rating of 6.58/10. Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals. Hendrik Goltzius, a late sixteenth-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains, loses his wife, exhibition, his unborn child and finally his own life. Greenaway's visuals (which betray his origins as a painter in almost every gorgeously composed shot) are sumptuous. The story, largely carried on Dennehy's massive shoulders, is almost incidental to the glorious, poetic footage of Rome. A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher. If you can, watch this on a big screen with the best possible suround-sound. Topic. [4], "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing", "Festival de Cannes: The Belly of an Architect", "BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT,' FROM PETER GREENAWAY", The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Belly_of_an_Architect&oldid=1008001920, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 February 2021, at 01:40. Chicago architect Stourley Kracklite (Brian Dennehy) and his much younger, beautiful wife, Louisa (Chloe Webb), arrive in Italy to work for a year preparing an exhibition on his hero, the post-revolutionary French architect, Etienne-Louis Boullée (d. 1799). (1987). The Belly of an Architect is similar to these films: 8½ Women, Eisenstein in Guanajuato, The Baby of Mâcon and more. The film ends at the exhibition's opening ceremony, nine months after their arrival in Italy. Three generations of women all share the same problem: marriage woes, and they want to put an end to it. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Belly of an Architect [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Wim Mertens on AllMusic - 2000 - The soundtrack for the film of the same name by… Early scenes are composed to leave vivid marks in the viewer’s memory by using strong symmetry, recurring geometry and … This FAQ is empty. STRUGGLE FOR PLEASURE - WIM MERTENS - THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT OST 1987 (Copyright by WIM MERTENS) Image Copyright by MELITA (Demetres SOL MELITA) The Belly of an Architect is visually stimulating and memorable, which works extremely well where the technique of foreshadowing is employed. American architect Stourley Kracklite (Brian Dennehy) comes with his young wife Louisa to Rome to supervise an exhibition devoted to Etienne-Louis Boullée, a French architect of the 18th century.Suffering from severe abdominal pains, Stourley doesn't pay much attention to his pregnant wife, and she finds consolation in the arms of suave Caspasian Speckler (Lambert Wilson). The Belly of an Architect. Kracklite is in Rome battling to put on an exhibition to his idol, 18th century French architect Etienne Louis Boulet. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains, loses his wife, exhibition, his unborn child and finally his own life. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge. Stourley Kracklite - Brian DennehyDr. Louisa reveals that she is pregnant with Kracklite's child, conceived at the precise moment their train crossed the Italian border. In addition there are references to Isaac Newton and the law of gravity, perhaps alluding to Kracklite's own inability to escape the physical laws of mortality. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains, loses his wife, exhibition, his unborn child and finally his own life. Written by Add the first question. Storyline An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. Share. 17 of 24 people found this review helpful. The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy. Belly of an architect (Motion picture), Belly of an architect, Motion picture plays, Drehbuch, Drama in English, 1945- - Texts Publisher London : Faber Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English Scenes take place at various Roman sites, including the Pantheon, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, the fountains of Piazza Navona, as well as Hadrian's Villa. At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. Project Art Collectors’ Residence, Toronto, Ontario. Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. Photos Steven Evans, Ben Rahn. The Belly of An Architect. As he works on the exhibition, Kracklite's marriage and health deteriorate. Reply Notify me Helpful [m32131] Master Release. He's Dead scene from The Belly Of An Architect, film by Peter Greenaway. Another cat. View production, box office, & company info. Director Greenaway's visual technique heightens Kracklite's alienation. Brian Dennehy Dies, the Iconic Actor Was 81, Brian Dennehy Dies; Beloved Dynasty and M*A*S*H Actor Was 81, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story. It's the same edition. The Belly Of An Architect location: Kracklite writes another postcard: Piazza del Popolo, Rome Kracklite stops to write a postcard to deceased architect Boulée on the Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro De Bosis , the vast sports complex northwest of the city, built in the 1930s as the Foro Mussolini. An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. He becomes obsessed with Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire, after hearing that Augustus's wife, Livia, supposedly poisoned him. There are few close-up shots of the other actors beside Dennehy, who himself is dwarfed by the monuments of Roman architecture surrounding him. The Belly of An Architect. Add them to Brian Dennehy's towering performance as obsessed, betrayed, and ultimately dying American architect Stourley Kracklite and you have something very special. Use the HTML below. A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away. Kracklite himself is seduced by Caspasian's sister Flavia, a photographer; the two are discovered in flagrante by Caspasian, who threatens to tell Louisa. If you can't, watch it anyway. Synopsis An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. 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