The Coastline

This entry describes a film. For information on the geographic feature 'coastline', please see coast.

The Coastline is a film by Peter Greenaway, made in 1983. Also known as The Sea in Their Blood, and exhibited at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, as Beside the Sea. It is a mockumentary or "artificial documentary", featuring images of the British seaside and voiceovers of endless dubious statistics. For example: "Most fish is eaten in Britain fried in batter and breadcrumbs. 10 percent is boiled, 5 percent grilled, 3 percent is steamed. Very little is eaten raw except by cats and in Japanese restaurants, 29 in London and 1 in Milton Keynes."

Sources

• http://petergreenaway.co.uk/sea.htm

Produced by Annabel Olivier Wright

External links

• The Coastline at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Greenaway's official site
• Summary of film