---
title: 'The Belly of an Architect (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Greenaway'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-belly-of-an-architect-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092637/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Belly of an Architect (1987)

1987 · 114 min · Drama · Australia, United Kingdom, Italy


## Synopsis

The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, featuring original music by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens. Starring Brian Dennehy and Chloe Webb, it was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Greenaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-greenaway)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Greenaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-greenaway)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wim Mertens](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-mertens)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sacha Vierny](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-vierny)
- **Editor:** [John Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wilson)

## Cast

- [Stefania Casini](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefania-casini)
- [Vanni Corbellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanni-corbellini)
- [Marne Maitland](https://cinepixo.com/people/marne-maitland)
- [Rate Furlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rate-furlan)
- [Brian Dennehy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-dennehy)
- [Claudio Spadaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-spadaro)
- [Francesco Carnelutti](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-carnelutti)
- [Sergio Fantoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-fantoni)
- [Andrea Prodan](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-prodan)
- [Geoffrey Copleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-copleston)
- [Fabio Sartor](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-sartor)
- [Alfredo Varelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-varelli)
- [Stefano Gragnani](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-gragnani)
- [Marino Masè](https://cinepixo.com/people/marino-mase)
- [Lambert Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lambert-wilson)

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