I've been a closet fan of Peter Greenaway's since 1989 when I discovered his THE COOK THE THIEF HIS WIFE & HER LOVER at the Village theater here in Austin. And I'm positive that female Star Wars Episode One fans will instantly rush out to buy his PILLOWBOOK to have a look at Ewan yam!!! As for me, I've got my sites set on this flick which is sure to leave one in search of obscure adjectives when discussing the flick in...mixed company.
Star Wars Ep. 1 isn't the only highly anticipated movie due out in May 99. Peter Greenaway's new film, "Eight and a Half Women", which recently wrapped shooting in Luxemburg and Japan, will also make it's premiere then (probably in the Cannes film festival). I hope you're aware of Mr. Greenaway's work, and after reading in your site about David Croenenberg, who shares with Greenaway a similar inclination towards the bizzare and the fetishistic, I thought this might interest you.
I found this exerpt, in which Greenaway himself tries to say what his film his about: "In this film we have eight, or eight in a half, male sexual fantasies, which are of course unacceptable, but still are a part of Western sexual tradition. I have uses this cliche, but not without development, so it becomes quite complex. So, to repeat: it's a hommage to Godard and Fellini, it's a film about the structure of film language, and about politically incorrect male sexual fantasy."
"In this film, among ten characters there is only one really tragic death, which is rare in my films. One woman commits a rather beautiful suicide. Both male characters die happily..."
Which seems to be quite kinky and outrageous. Further on, Greenaway compared this film to his previous, "Drowning by Numbers". This isn't really a spoiler, since most of Greenaways characters seem to die eventually, it's just a matter of HOW.
And here are some photos from the Japanese shoot, found on http://www.kiryu.co.jp/812women/Default.htm. the 1st is from a hospital scene, the 2nd shows Greenaway himself in frony of a well lit set piece.
Hope you enjoy this.
