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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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