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Drowning by Numbers

"Three Women And A Coroner."

1988-09-10 Comedy 1hr 59m

Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.

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Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.

  • Released
    1988-09-10
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 59m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.1
  • Production
    Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties, Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer, Allarts Production, Film4 Productions, VPRO

Crew

Peter Greenaway
Director
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Kees Kasander
Producer
Keywords:
drowning dark comedy coroner suffolk, england

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Cast

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright
Cissie Colpitts 1
Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson
Cissie Colpitts 2
Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson
Cissie Colpitts 3
Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill
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Jane Gurnett

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Janine Duvitski

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Marina Bellamy
Michael Fitzgerald

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Natalie Morse

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-09

I actually found this to be one of Peter Greenaway's more accessible films. Though it's still riddled with some surreal imagery that made li... read more

I actually found this to be one of Peter Greenaway's more accessible films. Though it's still riddled with some surreal imagery that made little, if any, sense to me, it is quite an effective and funny look at the institution of marriage. Now the Colpitts family can't really be accused of having much imagination when it comes to naming their offspring. "Cissie" (Joan Plowright) has "Cissie" (Juliet Stephenson) who has "Cissie (Joely Richardson) and none of these women make matches that they want to endure. There's plenty of philandering going on, so - well use the title as a clue as to just what happens now... This is a strongly characterised drama with three women very much at the top of their game, ably supported by Bernard Hill's rather eccentric "Madgett", that interweaves an intricate serious of - ok, not always the most plausible - sub-plots into a story that's ultimately a revenge comedy. It's a bit on the long side, and it does sag slightly when - I felt, anyway - there is less Plowright on the screen but the dialogue is quickly and pithily delivered, there is loads of rather natural nudity to lend authenticity to the earthiness of the topic and we are left with a powerful assassination of the marriage state and a clear illustration that there are more ways than one to skin a cat (and get away with it!). Michael Nyman has scored this jauntily and together with Sacha Vierny's eclectic style of cinematography, makes this film fun to watch with some deadly undercurrents.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

I actually found this to be one of Peter Greenaway's more accessible films. Though it's still riddled with some surreal imagery that made little, if any, sense to me, it is quite an effective and funny look at the institution of marriage. N...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-09

I actually found this to be one of Peter Greenaway's more accessible films. Though it's still riddled with some surreal imagery that made little, if any, sense to me, it is quite an effective and funn...

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