UNITED KINGDOM · 1989

Death in the Seine

Peter Greenaway
European Art Cinema death and mortality historical documentation the Seine river corpses and cadavers French Revolution era
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Between 1795 and 1801, 306 drowned people were recovered from the Seine river, near Paris. Peter Greenaway propouns a historical approach were 25 significant cases of drownings are catalogued, dissected and elaborated, with multilayered visuals and 'documentary' asides.

Year1989
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorPeter Greenaway
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