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A Zed & Two Noughts

1985 · 116 min

A meticulously composed, darkly comic puzzle that revels in decay, desire, and bizarre symmetries, demanding close attention.

Directed by
Peter Greenaway
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Frances Barber, Joss Ackland, Brian Deacon
Overview
Identical twin zoologists lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. They become obsessed with the death and decay of animals, and develop a strange and unusual relationship with the driver of the car, a woman who is now an amputee.

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Directed by
Peter Greenaway
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Frances Barber, Joss Ackland, Brian Deacon
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • death
  • grief
  • art
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity9
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Frances Barber, Joss Ackland, Brian Deacon, Geoffrey Palmer, Eric Deacon, Andréa Ferréol, Jim Davidson, Wolf Kahler
Music
Michael Nyman
Cinematography
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Runtime
116 min
Country
Netherlands, United Kingdom
Languages
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