Overview:
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.| Status: | Released (1988-09-10) |
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $424,773 |
| Screen: | Peter Greenaway |
| Productions: | Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties, Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer, Allarts Production, Film4 Productions, VPRO |
| Production Countries: | Netherlands, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 23709: Joan Plowright - Cissie Colpitts
- 6238: Juliet Stevenson - Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
- 20810: Joely Richardson - Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
- 1369: Bernard Hill - Henry Madgett
- 115280: Jason Edwards - Smut
- 22171: Bryan Pringle - Jake
- 79934: Trevor Cooper - Hardy
Crews
- 30309: Peter Greenaway - Director - Directing
- 30309: Peter Greenaway - Writer - Writing
- 1610251: Sara Meerman - Makeup Department Head - Costume & Make-Up
- 2519470: Allard Bekker - Set Dresser - Art
- 2597261: Constance de Vos - Set Dresser - Art
- 31437: Chris Wyatt - Sound Editor - Sound
- 1394999: Garth Marshall - Sound Recordist - Sound
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Reviews
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I actually found this to be one of Peter Greenaway's more accessible films. Though it's still riddled with some surreal imagery that made little, if any, sense to me, it is quite an effective and funny look at the institution of marriage. Now the Colpitts family can't really be accus ....
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