The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Peter Greenaway

Writer:

Peter Greenaway (writer)

Release Date:

11 June 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy | War

Plot:

Tulse Luper is a 20th century everyman whose collection of 92 suitcases intersects with every person...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Suitcase | Surrealism | Second Part | Character Name In Title

Cast

JJ Feild	...	Tulse Luper
Raymond J. Barry	...	Stephan Figura
Valentina Cervi	...	Cissie Colpitts
Marcel Iures	...	General Foestling
Steven Mackintosh	...	Günther Zeloty
Jordi Mollà	...	Jan Palmerion
Drew Mulligan	...	Martino Knockavelli
Ornella Muti	...	Mathilde Figura
Anna Galiena	...	Madame Plens
Ronald Pickup	...	Monsieur Moitessier
Franka Potente	...	Trixie Boudain
Isabella Rossellini	...	Mme. Moitessier
Maria Schrader	...	Felicite
Francesco Salvi	...	Paul / Pierre
Ana Torrent	...	Charlotte des Arbres

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK | Netherlands | Spain | Luxembourg | Italy | Hungary

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Kasander Film Company

Trivia:

'Cissie Colpitts' is the name shared by the three main female characters in Drowning by Numbers (1988), also directed by Peter Greenaway

Movie Connections:

Features Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932)

disappointing

I have only seen part 2.

This film was a disappointment and I think it was a waste of the production effort. The production itself is well done; the editing and multi-media composition was well executed. I thought it resembled some of the better interactive CD-ROM experiences.

Where the film fails is that is both boring and offensive. Boring in that the events don't have depth and don't create any emotional (and just a little intellectual) stimulation. Offensive in that the film uses sex and violence for shock value without building anything else onto them.