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Peter Greenaway
is a visionary film maker who is internationally renowned for his
original and unique films. He was in Melbourne recently as part of the
2009 Melbourne International Arts Festival, to launch his multimedia event Leonardo's Last Supper.
The installation is a combination of sophisticated technology and
craftsmanship, with a full scale clone of the Da Vinci's masterpiece
brought to North Melbourne Town Hall from Milan, as the centrepiece of the
performance. The clone is a perfect, three-dimensional sculptural
replica of Milan's
crumbling, 510-year-old chapel wall and painting. The multimedia
performance includes live projections
of images and light that are accompanied by an emotive soundscape of voice,
music and atmospherics.
Apart from the Leonard's Last Supper, Peter Greenaway has also made 12 feature films and some 50 short films and
documentaries. He has also published books, written librettos and
collaborated with composers including Michael Nyman, Philip Glass,
Louis Andriessen and David Lang. His first feature film, The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) established him internationally, but he is probably best known for his films The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover and The Pillow Book.
Directed By Matt Hopper
Shot by Richard Hosking, Winfred K and Matt Hopper
Edited by Matt Hopper and Winfred K
Production Assistant: Nathan Campbell
Special thanks to Melbourne International Arts Festival
