A Zed & Two Noughts

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A Zed & Two Noughts is a 1985 art-house film by Peter Greenaway that blends dark comedy, visual symmetry, and meditations on decay and mortality.

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instanceOf art-house film
film
actor Andréa Ferréol
Brian Deacon
Eric Deacon
Frances Barber
Joss Ackland
cinematographer Sacha Vierny
composer Michael Nyman
containsElement time-lapse photography of decomposition
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Peter Greenaway
distributor Artificial Eye
editor John Wilson
featuresTwinCharacters yes
genre art film
black comedy film
drama film
hasColorProcess color
hasCultFollowing yes
mainCharacter Alba Bewick
Oliver Deuce
Oswald Deuce
linked to: Ossie
narrativeTheme decay
grief
mortality
obsession
symmetry
notableFor exploration of zoological imagery
integration of science and art themes
use of baroque and minimalist music score
originalLanguage English
partOf Peter Greenaway filmography
plotElement car accident at a zoo
study of animal and human decay
productionCompany Allarts Enterprises
releaseYear 1985
runtimeMinutes 115
screenwriter Peter Greenaway
settingLocation Rotterdam Zoo
titleWordplayOn the letter Z
two zeros
visualStyle strong visual symmetry
tableau-like compositions

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Peter Greenaway notableWork A Zed & Two Noughts
Michael Nyman notableWork A Zed & Two Noughts (score)
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Michael Nyman composedForFilm A Zed & Two Noughts
Sacha Vierny notableWork A Zed & Two Noughts
Joss Ackland notableWork A Zed & Two Noughts
Michael Nyman Band notableWork A Zed & Two Noughts (score, performance)
linked to: A Zed & Two Noughts