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Death in the Seine (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 44 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Peter Greenaway
- Starring
- Jean-Michel Dagory, William Sonnemans, Adrian Van der Elzen
Between 1795 and 1801, 306 bodies were recovered from the Seine near Paris. Director Peter Greenaway adopts a historical lens, cataloguing and analysing 25 notable drowning cases. The film interweaves richly layered visuals with documentary‑style commentary to explore each tragedy.
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