A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

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This twisted black comedy is obsessed in turn with swans, twins, and decay. Alba Bewick (Andréa Ferréol) is involved in a swan-related car accident near the zoo. The accident kills two other women, the wives of two twin zoologists, Oliver and Oswald Deuce (Brian and Eric Deacon). Alba is lucky enough to escape with one leg. Eventually her doctor also removes the other "because it was dangerous for the spine." Meanwhile, the Deuce brothers, as a result of losing their wives, have become fascinated with the decay of corpses, and they start making rather gruesome time-lapse films to examine the process more thoroughly. Both brothers become involved with Alba. Needless to say, this film may not appeal to everybody. ~ John Voorhees, Rovi

Starring:: Andréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, (more)

Director(s):: Peter Greenaway

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of A Zed & Two Noughts

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 115 mins

Complete Cast of A Zed & Two Noughts

Andréa Ferréol - Alba Bewick
Eric Deacon - Oliver Deuce
Joss Ackland - Van Hoyten
Guusje van Tilborgh - Caterina Bolnes
Wolf Kahler - Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Ken Campbell - Stephen Pipe
Geoffrey Palmer - Fallast

Brian Deacon - Oswald Deuce
Frances Barber - Venus de Milo
Gerard Thoolen - Van Meegeren
David Attenborough - Narrator
Jim Davidson - Joshua Plate
Agnes Brulet - Beta Bewick

Director(s):: Peter Greenaway

Writer(s):: Peter Greenaway

Producer(s):: Peter Sainsbury, Kees Kasander

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R(Not For Children, Nudity, Adult Humor, Adult Language)

Categories:: Special Interest

Warning: This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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	Raymond O.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Peter Greenaway, a lengend of sorts, has a wonderful palette of images, and some fascinating ideas. But this black comedy ultimately didn't sit right with me. The symbolism, the motifs, the themes I liked. Ideas about decay, and zebras, and symmetry... very intriguing. But in the end, I felt that the brothers at the center of the story had behavioral problems and unhealthy fixations more than they should have been allowed to. And the events in the film were an unhealthy downward spiral for all involved. I couldn't help feeling like someone should have come in, slapped these people in the face, and sent them for therapy.

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	Joseph H.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

well if you want to see something alittle different then go ahead. I fast forwarded though some of it, I can handle the "twisted black comedy" it was the story that was unmoving or interesting.