Stairs 1 Geneva

1994 1h 47m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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The film comprises one hundred sequences showing a location in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. In 1994, over a period of one hundred days, one hundred white wooden staircases were installed around the city to be climbed by the public. At the top of each staircase was a simple hole framing a "living picture postcard", a perfect "cinema-image by Peter Greenaway" accompanied by a commentary of one sentence in French and English, printed below the viewfinder. Greenaway's idea was to create a reflection on location in cinema and to "take films out of the theatres".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Greenaway
Countries: Switzerland

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Greenaway directs. Produced in Switzerland.

Trivia

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3IMDB entry: tt0114525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
4Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.