The Pillow Book

★★★★★

Turkish title: Tuval bedenler

1996 · 2 h 6 min

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Drama

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Cast

Vivian Wu Ewan McGregor

Plot

A woman uses men's bodies as pages for her calligraphy.

Sinekatalog’s take

Peter Greenaway's sensual, visually dense film turns Japanese calligraphy and bodies into art. Ravishing and stylised, with Vivian Wu fearless, it is ornate and obsessive, with a bold, if divisive, aesthetic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (14,364 votes)
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