THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS
synopsis
Based on his own novel “Metaphysics”, Lech Wajewski's film is an erotic treatise on art, love and death. When British art historian Claudine learns that her cancer is terminal, she abandons caution and takes her lover, Chris, on an extraordinary journey to Venice, where their passion finds fulfillment in the fantastic paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. Videotaping their trip, Claudine intends to leave Chris a haunting record of their emotional and spiritual discoveries.
international title: | The Garden of Earthly Delights |
original title: | Ogród rozkoszy ziemskich |
country: | Italy, Poland, United Kingdom |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Lech Majewski |
film run: | 104' |
screenplay: | Lech Majewski |
cast: | Claudine Spiteri, Chris Nightingale, Barry Chipperfield, Maria Novella Martinoli, Gian Campi, Mariarosa Marchiori |
cinematography by: | Lech Majewski |
film editing: | Eliot Ems |
art director: | Susanna Codognato, Leon Herlig |
costumes designer: | Catherine Buyse Dian |
music: | Lech Majewski, Józef Skrzek |
producer: | Guido Cerasuolo, Lech Majewski, Ben Gibson |
production: | Mestiere Cinema, Telewizja Polska (TVP) - Agencja Filmowa, Metaphysics |
distributor: | Gutek Film |