The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003·Movie·
·2h 7min
Where to Watch
Not available to stream in (flatrate)
About
The first of three parts, we follow Tulse Luper in three distinct episodes: as a child during the first World War, as an explorer in Mormon Utah, and as a writer in Belgium during the rise of fascism. Packed with stylistic flourishes, it's a dense, comic study of 20th century history, revolving around the contents of one man's suitcases. The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of 92 suitcases found around the world—92 being the atomic number of the element Uranium. The project by Peter Greenaway includes three feature films, a TV series, 92 DVDs, CD-ROMs, and books.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersThe Human ConditionMoral AmbiguityIdentity CrisisMan Vs. Nature
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersPrison LifeQuest For Self-DiscoveryUnreliable NarrationPersonal ArtifactsCreative ExplorationMemory RecallSymbolic NumbersTime-Specific Events
- Narrative
- Character Types
- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
Crew
Directed by:
Reinier van Brummelen, Peter Greenaway
Written by:
Peter Greenaway
Composed by:
Borut Kržišnik, Eduardo Polonio
Cast
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