Drowning by Numbers
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United Kingdom, Netherlands · 1988
Rated R · 1h 58m
Director Peter Greenaway
Starring Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Bernard Hill
Genre Comedy, Drama
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An ironic black comedy of love and death that takes place an a lyrically beautiful landscape. Three related women, all named Cissie Colpitts share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings. The local coroner is in love with all three women and helps to disguise the murders.
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