{"product_id":"the-films-of-peter-greenaway-sex-death-and-provocation-9780786425174","title":"The Films of Peter Greenaway: Sex, Death and Provocation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Douglas Keesey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e British filmmaker Peter Greenaway says life offers only two subjects: \"One is sex and the other is death.\" Greenaway uses both and romanticizes neither; indeed, his goal is the antithesis of the sanitary and sentimental portrayal of humanity. Although his films have met with outrage from some viewers, cult audiences praise them for insightful messages: that people are detached from violence because they fail to see others' bodies as identical to their own; that predatory capitalism has caused humans to lose sight of our shared physicality and mortality; and that taboos are simply a system allowing people to exercise power over others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book examines nine of Greenaway's feature films, dedicating a chapter to each: \u003ci\u003eThe Draughtsman's Contract;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Zed and Two Noughts; The Belly of an Architect; Drowning by Numbers;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; Prospero's Books\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Baby of Macon; The Pillow Book\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003e8 1\/2 Women.\u003c\/i\u003e The author examines the characters and plot, studies the structure and elements of the story, explores Greenaway's motives and reactions, and reveals audience reactions, including comments from viewers. A filmography lists films written and directed by Peter Greenaway from 1962 to 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46891883069591,"sku":"9780786425174","price":3725.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786425174.webp?v=1770277219","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-films-of-peter-greenaway-sex-death-and-provocation-9780786425174","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}