But its maybe the very fact that it skirts so close to realistic drama that is one of the main problems, as Greenaway is usually best when he does precisely the opposite. It has an actual story that is underpinned by a good central performance from Brian Dennehy. This one has to go down as one of Greenaway's more accessible films. The film essentially then details the architects mental deterioration, which includes writing postcards to his long deceased doppelganger Boullée. To complicate matters, they soon begin affairs with other people. Very soon after arrival both he and his wife experience contrasting activity in their bellies, for him it is severe abdominal pains while she falls pregnant.
This one tells the tale of an American architect who travels to Rome with his young wife to supervise an exhibition celebrating the 18th century architect Etienne-Louis Boullée. The Belly of an Architect is really no different in this regard. You always know going into a Peter Greenaway film that, for better or for worse, you are going to get something a bit left-field. Reviewed by Red-Barracuda 5 / 10 A more straightforward Greenaway film but less interesting than most of his others
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