Drowning by Numbers (1991)

Synopsis: Three generations of women with the same name have rid themselves of their unwanted husbands in the same manner - they drown them. The local coroner agrees to declare the deaths accidental in... Three generations of women with the same name have rid themselves of their unwanted husbands in the same manner - they drown them. The local coroner agrees to declare the deaths accidental in return for sexual favors. But when things don't go exactly as planned, he devises a final game that could result in the undoing of them all. A darkly humorous, twisted rendering from grim auteur Greenaway, boasting his trademark lush production design (marked by the sequential appearance of the numbers 1-100), surreal touches (like the fanciful voiceover narration delivered by a death-obsessed boy), and unflinching depictions of sex, nudity, and violence. [More]

Starring: Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson

Starring: Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Jason Edwards

Director: Peter Greenaway

Director: Peter Greenaway
Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway
Composer: Michael Nyman

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