A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts (A.K.A. Z00) is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway. The plot centres on twin brothers, Oswald and Oliver Deuce, whose wives are killed in a car accident. The brothers enter a relationship with Alba Bewick, the driver of the car, who lost one of her legs in the accident. In an attempt to fathom the reason for their wives' death they become obsessed with decay, making numerous time-lapse films of decaying animal... more

A Zed & Two Noughts (A.K.A. Z00) is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway. The plot centres on twin brothers, Oswald and Oliver Deuce, whose wives are killed in a car accident. The brothers enter a relationship with Alba Bewick, the driver of the car, who lost one of her legs in the accident. In an attempt to fathom the reason for their wives' death they become obsessed with decay, making numerous time-lapse films of decaying animals. Culminating in the ultimate experiment, A Zed & Two Noughts is not one of Greenaway's more accessible works, a fact compounded by the presence of a fresh-faced Jim Davidson (in his only film role as a zoo keeper). It does however feature a memorable soundtrack by Michael Nyman. Elements of Michael Nyman's score invoke the "Dies Irae" section from Heinrich Ignaz Biber's Requiem ex F con terza minore. The "Angelfish Decay"/"Swan Rot"/"L'Escargot" theme was originally written for Childs Play, a dance work commissioned by Lucinda Childs.... less