I'm a huge Peter Greenaway fan. My favorites are Drowning by Numbers, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover and Prosperos Books. I believe I've seen everything by him including all of The Falls. So I'm very familiar with his work. I was really looking forward to watching this movie and boy was I disappointed. I found it very boring, pretentious, silly and completely lacking in the incredible and bizarre cinematography that made all his other work so memorable. I kept watching to see the shocking part and even that was a let down. I would consider this his worst film (it used to be 91/2 Women). So if this is your first exposure to Greenaway, don't prevent it from watching others. You'll miss out on some beautiful, very memorable and fantastic films. I rate him right up there with Bergman, Godard, Fellini and even Orson Wells. Definitely watch his stuff but don't begin with this.
Review of The Baby of Mâcon
