A Zed & Two Noughts
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| A Zed & Two Noughts | |
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| Directed by | Peter Greenaway |
| Produced by | Kees Kasander Peter Sainsbury |
| Written by | Peter Greenaway |
| Starring | Andréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Distributed by | Artificial Eye (UK), Skouras Pictures (US) |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Running time | 115 min |
| Language | English |
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A Zed & Two Noughts (A.K.A. Zoo) is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway.
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[edit] Plot
The plot centres on two twin brothers, Oswald and Oliver Deuce, whose wives are killed in a car accident. The brothers enter a relationship with Alba Bewick, the driver of the car, who lost one of her legs in the accident. In an attempt to fathom the reason for their wives' death they become obsessed with decay, making numerous time-lapse films of decaying animals. Culminating in the ultimate experiment, A Zed & Two Noughts is not one of Greenaway's more accessible works. It features a memorable soundtrack by Michael Nyman.
[edit] Soundtrack
Elements of Michael Nyman's score invoke the work of Heinrich Ignaz Biber.
Performance of the soundtrack is credited to Nyman, Alexander Balanescu, Elisabeth Perry, Sarah Leonard, and "The Zoo Orchestra". This is not the Michael Nyman Band, but rather the following musicians, as indicated in the film credits:
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The score is in the Michael Nyman Band's repertoire, particularly "Time Lapse" and "Prawn Watching", but they do not perform on the soundtrack.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- A Zed & Two Noughts at petergreenaway.org.uk
- Peter Greenaway's official site
- A Zed & Two Noughts at the Internet Movie Database
- A Zed and Two Noughts review at The Film Walrus
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