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  1. Drowning by Numbers. (1988) Peter Greenaway's controversial drama is a surreal tale of murder, grief and desire starring Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson and Joely Richardson. With Bernard...

  2. Oct 5, 2018 · When looking at the meticulous games and sign systems in Drowning by Numbers, there is a sense that these are something for the audience to participate in and gain their own individual experience from. Certainly, the age of DVDs and streaming have allowed one to engage with these subtleties on a much more rigorous level with repeat viewings.

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    Severin’s two-disc edition of Drowning by Numbersis sourced from a native-4K scan of the film’s negative, and the transfer is suitably film-like, with a heavy emphasis on tactile texture on everything from clothing fabrics to the skins of fruits and the grooves in heavy, wooden furniture. Nighttime scenes demonstrate a range of black levels with no...

    Included here is a newly recorded commentary with Peter Greenaway, who gamely unpacks the film’s tributes to classic painters and the snatches of dialogue he adapted from the reported last words of various historical figures. He also describes how certain elaborate shots were achieved and recounts the film’s many interlocking games with warm humor....

    Severin’s two-disc 4K UHD Blu-ray release of Drowning by Numberscaptures Peter Greenaway’s black comedy in all its sumptuous beauty.

  3. Currently you are able to watch "Drowning by Numbers" streaming on Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, FlixFling or for free with ads on Tubi TV. It is also possible to rent "Drowning by Numbers" on Amazon Video, FlixFling online and to download it on Amazon Video.

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  4. What it's about. Three generations of women, all named Cissie Colpitts, all share the same marriage woes, and they all enlist the help of the lonely coroner Henry Madgett to help solve this issue, much to Madgett’s chagrin. The take. Murdering your spouse is bad, so it’s slightly bizarre how Drowning by Numbers has an unbothered, even ...

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    • Peter Greenaway
  5. Jun 16, 2023 · Combined with a stellar 4K presentation of the film, Severin’s UHD set for Drowning by Numbers is a wonderful opening move in the format for a director who seems to have been tailor made for 4K. Hopefully, this is the sign of more great UHD releases of his films yet to come. - Stephen Bjork.

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  7. Jun 7, 1991 · The best way to review “Drowning by Numbers” is by simple description. Here is a movie so personal and quirky that perhaps you will enjoy it more than I did, and I do not want to spoil your fun, since the movie is playful above everything else.

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