Windows (1975) by Peter Greenaway
Sunday, March 24, 1985, 8:00 pm
The Short Films of Peter Greenaway
Greenaway received popular attention in the U.S. with the release of The Draughtsman’s Contract in 1983, and has gone on to make a series of documentaries about American composers including John Cage and Meredith Monk. Earlier in his career he was known for a series of short films (culminating in his 3-hour film The Falls, shown at the Cinematheque in Oct. ’83) that demonstrates a playfully clever and sardonic inventiveness. Tonight’s program features almost all of the short films that are currently available in this country.
Water Wrackets (1975, 12 min.) — The tortured history of a bellicose but religiously observant waterside community. Windows (1975, 4 min.) — The classic film on defenestration, Greenaway’s examination of cataloging and classification begins with this film. Dear Phone (1977, 17 min.); H is for House (1978, 9 min.); A Walk Through H (1978, 42 min.) — Tulse Luper’s first appearance in Greenaway’s movie mythology.