A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom, Netherlands

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 178 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Twin zoologists become obsessed with decay and decomposition after their wives die in a car crash. They study animal bodies in a sterile zoo setting. The film explores themes of mortality through a detached, scientific lens.

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What happens

A Zed & Two Noughts is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway. This film was Greenaway's first collaboration with cinematographer Sacha Vierny, who went on to shoot virtually all of Greenaway's work in the 1980s and 1990s, until Vierny's death. Greenaway referred to Vierny as his "most important collaborator". The film deals with twin zoologists who, after losing both their wives in a car accident, develop an obsession with animal decomposition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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