The Belly of an Architect (1987)

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Art is the food for madness.

Stourley Kracklite, a driven, detail-obsessed architect, travels from America to Rome with his much younger wife, Louisa, to oversee an architectural homage to a personal hero, 18th-century master builder Etienne-Louis Boullée. En route by train, Stourley and Louisa conceive a much-wanted child — but Stourley's obsession with his wife's expanding belly, her perceived infidelity, and his own recurrent bouts of abdominal pain reach epic and dangerous proportions.

Released: 1987-09-23
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 58m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 135 votes

Directed by Peter Greenaway.

Top cast

Brian Dennehy as Stourley Kracklite
Chloe Webb as Louisa Kracklite
Lambert Wilson as Caspasian Speckler
Sergio Fantoni as Io Speckler
Stefania Casini as Flavia Speckler
Vanni Corbellini as Frederico
Alfredo Varelli as Julio
Geoffrey Copleston as Caspetti
Francesco Carnelutti as Pastarri
Marino Masé as Trettorio

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Where to watch The Belly of an Architect

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV
United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV

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