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The Belly of an Architect
The Belly of an Architect
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756 Ratings

THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT

Directed by Peter Greenaway
United Kingdom, Italy, 1987
Drama

Synopsis

An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains, loses his wife, exhibition, his unborn child and his own life.

Synopsis

An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains, loses his wife, exhibition, his unborn child and his own life.