The Belly of an Architect

Dir. Peter Greenaway

UK/Italy 1987 | Colour | 114mins | Cert 15

Cast: Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb

Brian Dennehy stars as an American architect slowly losing his grip on life while working in Italy on an exhibition for the eighteenth-century French architect Etienne-Louis Boullee. One of the most visually striking films of the 1980s, with a celebrated score by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens, The Belly of an Architect show one of British cinema's true visionaries at the height of his powers.

Available on: DVD

• The Draughtsman's Contract
• Early Films of Peter Greenaway Vol 1 - A History of the Avant-Garde
• Early Films of Peter Greenaway Vol 2 - A History of the Avant-Garde