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Prestidigitweeze · 11-16-2012, 08:38 AM

A saddening commentary on Greenaway, his medium and his milieu:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/...o-kill-himself

Even Greenaway's make-believe plans for suicide, like the truer ones of certain of his characters, have the sound of an obsession rendered numerological.

11-16-2012, 08:38 AM	#1
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	Peter Greenaway: "I Plan to Kill Myself at 80" A saddening commentary on Greenaway, his medium and his milieu: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/...o-kill-himself Even Greenaway's make-believe plans for suicide, like the truer ones of certain of his characters, have the sound of an obsession rendered numerological. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 11-19-2012 at 12:54 AM. Reason: Emphasized that Greenaway's suicide comments were intended as a joke.