The Garden of Earthly Delights (2004)

Director:

Lech Majewski

Writers:

Lech Majewski (novel), Lech Majewski (screenplay)

Stars:

Claudine Spiteri, Chris Nightingale, Barry Chipperfield

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Claudine Spiteri	...	Claudine Cossan
Chris Nightingale	...	Chris Martin
Barry Chipperfield	...	National Gallery Warder
Maria Novella Martinoli	...	Real Estate Agent
Gian Campi	...	Professor Carrini
Mariarosa Marchiori	...	Woman in Black
Lucrezia Unterholzner	...	Child
Nedis Tramontin	...	Gondola Maker
Roberto Tramontin	...	Gondola Maker
Daniela Foà	...	Nurse
Eugenio Simionato	...	Doctor
Dorota Lis	...	Lady in St. Mark's Square
Enrico Zennaro	...	Neighbor

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

female frontal nudity | male frontal nudity | male nudity | female nudity | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK Italy Poland

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (Italy)

Also Known As:

El jardín de las delicias terrenales

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€1,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mestiere Cinema, Metaphysics Ltd., Multimedia Park

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A moving Indie film

An indie film to admire whether you're into every day Venice (like me), art (Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights in the Prado of Madrid), an English art historian's comments on life as she dies from throat cancer, or a bit of skin (they are both very fit). This little indie film made in the ultra-realism style is extremely complex and moving but enjoyable. You can understand her trauma as a young woman faces death but wants to share everything she's learned and thought with the viewer and her lover. So she takes a romantic trip to the end enjoying every whim. Near the end she has a soliloquy on what has life become from thousands of years ago to modern life noting, "God has been replaced by entertainment".