The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Stourley Kracklite, a driven, detail-obsessed architect, travels from America to Rome with his much younger wife, Louisa, to oversee an architectural homage to a personal hero, 18th-century master builder Etienne-Louis Boullée. En route by train, Stourley and Louisa conceive a much-wanted child — but Stourley's obsession with his wife's expanding belly, her perceived infidelity, and his own recurrent bouts of abdominal pain reach epic and dangerous proportions.
Director: Peter Greenaway
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Brian Dennehy as Stourley Kracklite |
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Chloe Webb as Louisa Kracklite |
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Lambert Wilson as Caspasian Speckler |
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Sergio Fantoni as Io Speckler |
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Stefania Casini as Flavia Speckler |
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Vanni Corbellini as Frederico |
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Alfredo Varelli as Julio |
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Geoffrey Copleston as Caspetti |
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Francesco Carnelutti as Pastarri |
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Marino Masé as Trettorio |
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Marne Maitland as Battistino |
| Writing | Peter Greenaway | Writer |
| Directing | Peter Greenaway | Director |
| Art | Ben van Os | Production Design |
| Sound | Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Glenn Branca | Music |
| Sound | Peter Glossop | Production Sound Mixer |
| Art | Giorgio Desideri | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Colin Callender | Producer |
| Production | Conchita Airoldi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dino Di Dionisio | Associate Producer |
| Editing | John Wilson | Editor |
| Production | Walter Donohue | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Millenotti | Costume Design |
| Sound | Wim Mertens | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Art | Luciana Vedovelli | Art Direction |
| Crew | Glenn Branca | Additional Music |