Drowning by Numbers (1988)

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Genre

drama film, comedy film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom, Netherlands

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 195 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three women, each named Cissie Colpitts, drown their respective husbands. A coroner named Madgett helps cover up the deaths. The film follows the women and the coroner as a strange game of numbers and rituals unfolds.

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What happens

Drowning by Numbers is a 1988 crime comedy-drama film directed by Peter Greenaway. It won the award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Cannes Film Festival of 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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