The Belly of an Architect

Brian Dennehy stars as an American architect slowly losing his grip on life while working in Italy on an exhibition for the eighteenth-century French architect Etienne-Louis Boullee.

Brian Dennehy stars as an American architect slowly losing his grip on life while working in Italy on an exhibition for the eighteenth-century French architect Etienne-Louis Boullee.

One of the most visually striking films of the 1980s, with a celebrated score by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens, The Belly of an Architect shows one of British cinema’s true visionaries at the height of his powers.

Special features

  • Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
  • Newly mastered from best available film materials
  • Extensive booklet with newly commissioned essay and full credits
  • Other extras TBC 

Product information

    • Certificate

      15

    • Colour

      Colour

    • Sound

      Sound

    • Running time

      119mins

    • Languages

      English language

    • Original aspect ratio

      1.85:1

    • DVD region

      • 2 Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, French Overseas departments and territories

    • Blu-ray region

      • B - Includes most European and Middle-Eastern countries, all of Africa, Australia and New Zealand

    • Catalogue number

      BFIB1092

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