Peter Greenaway
Writer · Cast · Director
- Born
- April 5, 1942 · Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK
- Birth name
- Peter John Greenaway
Peter Greenaway trained as a painter and began working as a film editor for the Central Office of Information in 1965. Shortly afterwards he started to make his own films. He has produced a wealth of short and feature-length films, but also paintings, novels and other books. He has held several one-man shows and curated exhibitions at museums world-wide.
Writer
- 2025Blondi
- 2016Shchukin, Matisse, Dance and Music
- 2015Eisenstein in Guanajuato
- 20133x3D
- 2012Goltzius and The Pelican Company
- 201092 Atomic Bomb Explosions on the Planet Earth
- 2009The Marriage
- 2008Rembrandt's J'Accuse
- 2007Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale
- 2007Nightwatching
- 2005A Life in Suitcases
- 2004Visions of Europe
- 2004The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
- 2004The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
- 2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
- 2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
- 19998 ½ Women
- 1999The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
- 1997Peter Greenaway in Indianapolis
- 1996The Pillow Book
- 1994Stairs 1 Geneva
- 1993The Baby of Mâcon
- 1992L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle
- 1991Prospero's Books
- 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
- 1989Death in the Seine
- 1988Drowning by Numbers
- 1987The Belly of an Architect
- 1985A Zed & Two Noughts
- 1983Four American Composers
- 1982The Draughtsman's Contract
- 1980The Falls
- 1978The Early Films of Peter Greenaway 2
- 1978The Early Films of Peter Greenaway 1
- —Walking to Paris
- —Eisenstein in Hollywood
- —Bosch
- —The Food of Love
- —Tower Stories
- —The Head Gardener
- —Veni Vidi Vinci
Cast
- 2025Ritratti di cinemaSelf
- 2019Tintoretto. A Rebel in VeniceSelf
- 2017Jardins, Paradis des artistesPeter Greenaway
- 2017The Greenaway AlphabetSelf
- 2016The Curious World of Hieronymus BoschSelf - Artist and Film DIrector
- 2015Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 2015Der grausame Gott? Gewalt, Religion und KunstSelf
- 2014The EE British Academy Film AwardsSelf - Michael Balcon Award Recipient
- 2013European Graduate School: Digital Video Diary-August 2008Self
- 2013The Drax Files World MakersSelf
- 2009Sala 33Self - Guest
- 2008Cinema Is Dead, Long Live the ScreenSelf
- 2008Chaos and OrderSelf
- 2008Rembrandt's J'AccuseSelf (uncredited)
- 2007Phoenix - FliegtSelf
- 2006Ce soir (ou jamais!)Self
- 2004KulturplatzSelf
- 2004X-RatedSelf
- 2003Cinema16: British Short FilmsSelf - Commentary, Dear Phone (voice)
- 2001The Private Life of a MasterpieceSelf - Filmmaker
- 2001Court-circuitSelf
- 2001Artèria 33Self - Guest
- 2001Eigo de shabera-nightSelf
- 1999Le cinéma britannique aujourd'hui, la tradition des francs-tireursSelf
- 19998 ½ Women (uncredited)
- 1999The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse DramaNarrator
- 1999Na plovárneSelf
- 1997Peter Greenaway in IndianapolisPeter Greenaway
- 1997G Is for GreenawaySelf
- 1996La cosmologia di Piazza del PopoloNarrator
- 1996RedesSelf - Guest
- 1996Continuarà...Self
- 1994Stairs 1 GenevaNarrator
- 1993Signé croisetteSelf
- 1992Peter Greenaway: A DocumentarySelf
- 1991Días de cineSelf - Interviewee
- 1991Art is Dead... Long Live TV!Self
- 1988The Late ShowSelf
- 1987The Media ShowSelf
- 1987Le divanSelf
- 1984Cinema 3Self
- 1982De películaSelf - Interviewee
- 1982Cinéma cinémasSelf (segment: Nouvelles du front)
- 1980The FallsInterviewer
- 1977KarussellSelf
Director
- 2017Luther and His Legacy
- 2016Shchukin, Matisse, Dance and Music
- 2015Eisenstein in Guanajuato
- 20133x3D
- 2012Goltzius and The Pelican Company
- 201092 Atomic Bomb Explosions on the Planet Earth
- 2009The Marriage
- 2008Cinema Is Dead, Long Live the Screen
- 2008Rembrandt's J'Accuse
- 2007Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale
- 2007Nightwatching
- 2005A Life in Suitcases
- 2004Visions of Europe
- 2004The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
- 2004The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
- 2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
- 2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
- 19998 ½ Women
- 1999The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
- 1996The Pillow Book
- 1995Lumière and Company
- 1994Stairs 1 Geneva
- 1993The Baby of Mâcon
- 1992L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle
- 1991Prospero's Books
- 1991A Walk Through Prospero's Library
- 1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
- 1989Death in the Seine
- 1989A TV Dante
- 1988Drowning by Numbers
- 1987The Belly of an Architect
- 1985A Zed & Two Noughts
- 1983Four American Composers
- 1982The Draughtsman's Contract
- 1980Act of God
- 1980The Falls
- 1979A Walk Through H: The Reincarnation of an Ornithologist
- 19781-100
- 1978The Early Films of Peter Greenaway 2
- 1978The Early Films of Peter Greenaway 1
- 1975Water Wrackets
- 1975Water
- 1971Erosion
- 1969Living Tomorrow
- 1966Train
- —Walking to Paris
- —Volga
- —Bosch
- —Tower Stories
- —The Head Gardener
- —Veni Vidi Vinci