Even the upper class are not spared Peter Greenaway's careful hand...He is just so successful at making those living in luxury seem so dirty amid their rich facade.
It's like a 1000 ravishing paintings come to life. Greenaway has crafted a maddeningly puzzling film that is one of the most unpretentious pretentious films I've seen. I have very little idea as to the going-ons displayed, and it definitely demands a second viewing, but I just loved it so much. There are so many extraordinary scenes and witty dialogues. Fascinating.
Brilliant piece of filmmaking. Dialogues are great. You can feel all the painterly quality.
The language kept it a bit over my head. Definitely something I'll have to come back to later on.
Crisp and ascetic fantasia full of puzzles and allusions - as maddening as it is arresting.