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| Wellspring (1982) | |||||
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| Janet Suzman | Mrs. Herbert | |
| Anne-Louise Lambert | Mrs. Talmann | |
| Hugh Fraser | Mr. Talmann | |
| Anthony Higgins | Mr. Neville | |
| Neil Cunningham | Mr. Noyes | |
| Dave Hill | Mr. Herbert | |
| David Gant | Mr. Seymour | |
| David Meyer | The Poulencs | |
| Tony Meyer | The Poulencs | |
| Nicolas Amer | Mr. Parkes | |
| Suzan Crowley | Mrs. Pierpont | |
| Lynda La Plante | Mrs. Clement | |
| Michael Feast | The Statue | |
| Alastair Cummings | Philip | |
| Steve Ubels | Mr. Van Hoyten |
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| Producer | David Payne
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| Writer | Peter Greenaway
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| Cinematography | Curtis Clark
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| Musician | Michael Nyman
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…a tantalizing puzzle, wrapped in eroticism and presented with the utmost elegance. - Roger Ebert Peter Greenaway's (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover) breakthrough feature film is a stylistic tour-de-force about murder, adultery and blackmail. Set in the English countryside in the late 17th century, Mr. Neville, a young draughtsman (Anthony Higgins), is hired by Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) to create 12 elaborate sketches of her estate as a gift to her husband, in return for money and sexual favors. This simple arrangement soon spirals out of control and Mr. Neville finds himself as the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery. |
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