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A Zed & Two Noughts

  • 19851985
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  • 1h 55m
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7.2/10
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Frances Barber in A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Peter Greenaway
  • Writer
    • Peter Greenaway
  • Stars
    • Brian Deacon
    • Eric Deacon
    • Andréa Ferréol
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  • Director
    • Peter Greenaway
  • Writer
    • Peter Greenaway
  • Stars
    • Brian Deacon
    • Eric Deacon
    • Andréa Ferréol
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
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    Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon, and Andréa Ferréol in A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
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    Andréa Ferréol in A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
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    Brian Deacon
    Brian Deacon
    • Oswald Deuceas Oswald Deuce
    Eric Deacon
    • Oliver Deuceas Oliver Deuce
    Andréa Ferréol
    Andréa Ferréol
    • Alba Bewickas Alba Bewick
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Venus de Miloas Venus de Milo
    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • Van Hoytenas Van Hoyten
    Jim Davidson
    • Joshua Plateas Joshua Plate
    Agnès Brulet
    • Beta Bewickas Beta Bewick
    Guusje van Tilborgh
    • Caterina Bolnesas Caterina Bolnes
    Gerard Thoolen
    Gerard Thoolen
    • Van Meegerenas Van Meegeren
    Ken Campbell
    • Stephen Pipeas Stephen Pipe
    Wolf Kahler
    Wolf Kahler
    • Felipe Arc-en-Cielas Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Fallastas Fallast
    David Attenborough
    David Attenborough
    • Self - Documentary Narratoras Self - Documentary Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Peter Greenaway
    • Writer
      • Peter Greenaway
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    • Trivia
      Early in the movie, we are shown a front-page newspaper article about the deaths of the protagonists' wives. This front page also contains sidebar articles detailing events from two of director Peter Greenaway's subsequent films, The Belly of an Architect (1987) (the article headlined "Architect Dies") and Drowning by Numbers (1988) (the article headlined "A Hot Bath Heart Attack").
    • Quotes

      Alba Bewick: In the land of the legless the one-legged woman is queen.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      The Teddy Bear's Picnic
      Music by John W. Bratton

      Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy

      Performed by The BBC Dance Orchestra

      Directed by Henry Hall

      Courtesy of EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD and EMI RECORDS LTD

      Also sung by Venus De Milo (Frances Barber)

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    The most intelligent film I've seen in years
    This fine film is written in an intelligent, multilayered way of such a degree and quality as I have only seen in top-notch theatre. Greenaway delivers a dark but intoxicating tale of decay, evolution and the crucial importance of symmetry.

    The themes of this film emerge not only through Greenaway's script, but also through the images produced by his tight, clear directing. The choice of images and ability to linger on single shots suggests a creative mind as focused and obsessed as the characters he portrays.

    As with many of Greenaway's works, this certainly isn't a film for anyone wanting a cheap thrill and easy satisfaction. Its particularly dark humour and images of accelerated decay and death are more likely to please those who prefer to view film as a medium of art than those seeking mere entertainment.

    It is a very long time since a film has impressed me quite as much as this.
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    • Jun 23, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Netherlands
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • A Zed and Two Noughts
    • Filming locations
      • Rotterdam Zoo, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Allarts Enterprises
      • Artificial Eye
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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