Dismembered Frames: Dialectic Intermedia in Peter Greenaway’s 'The Pillow Book'

Peter Greenaway’s 'The Pillow Book' (1996) demonstrates the director’s recurring interest in images of dismemberment. These images represent an uncanny and grotesque literalisation of key metaphors. The climactic image of a book made from the flayed skin of a central character is a literal...

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Main Author: Benedict Morrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2020-12-01
Series:Open Screens
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Online Access:https://openscreensjournal.com/articles/33