A Zed and Two Noughts

+ pre-recorded intro by Justin Johnson, Head of Cinema Programme

Twin zoologists take extreme steps to feed their obsession with death and decay in animals, in Peter Greenaway’s visually stunning early work.

  • Director

    Peter Greenaway

  • With

    Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon, Andréa Ferréol, Frances Barber

  • UK 1985. 117min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    15

A pair of twin zoologists, grieving the death of their wives in a collision involving a car and a Swan, gradually form a bond with the woman who was driving the vehicle that caused their loved ones’ demise. The brothers become obsessed with death and decay in animals, creating time-lapse films to further their understanding. Rich in imagery and visually stunning, this early feature by Peter Greenaway is unparalleled in its re-invention and challenge to narrative cinema of this or any time.

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