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Peter Greenaway (writer)
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The world has been affected by a mysterious occurrance known as the Violent Unknown Event or VUE. It has caused immortality and disability...
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Peter Greenaway, Rembrandt's J'accuse
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Absurd, eccentric, fastidious, hilarious, intricate. A fantastic frivolous frolic.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Westley | ||
| Aad Wirtz | ||
| Michael Murray | ||
| Lorna Poulter | ||
| Patricia Carr | ||
| Adam Leys | ... | Narrator |
| Mary Howard | ||
| Sheila Canfield | ... | Narrator |
| Evelyn Owen | ||
| Hilary Thompson | ... | Narrator |
| Carole Meyer | ||
| Monica Hyde | ||
| Colleen Thomas | ||
| Neil Hopkins | ||
| Dewi Thomas |
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195 min
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Cameo: [Bob Godfrey]G. Odfrey.
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Referenced in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
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Welcome to the highly personal paramount of Greenaway's work. His scathing documentary on general English silliness. An elongated, meticulously constructed piece of fabulous fantasy. A fantastic frivolous frolic. The film chronicles the biographies of 92 selected victims of the Violent Unknown Event, or VUE for short - a strange occurrence that has left people speaking strange languages and experiencing bird-related symptoms. All of the victims' surnames' begin with the word FALL. The bios are described by several narrators. Some of the bios are curt, others are fastidiously described. They are always witty. Examples being a victim who continually tells bird jokes, "Why do birds fly south for the winter? Because it's too far for them to walk". Others constantly drive in circles. Many of them have new talents, like spitting long distances. Some of the bios reminded me of Monty Python sketches, with the similar zest of absurd English humour.
It is a challenge to sit through it all in one go, and is probably best viewed on video in two or three attempts. Not recommended for everyone, but if you want something hilariously different look no further.