A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Seen it?2005 | 120 min | History, Adventure, War, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Way Back, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last heard of in 1989, Luper’s life is pieced together from the evidence found in 92 suitcases scattered across the globe. A Life in Suitcases condenses the six-hour trilogy into a single two-hour feature, and in doing so, accentuates the project as a filmic essay in multiple narratives, listings, sidebars, footnotes, commentaries and anecdotes; a project for an Information Age ready to understand that there never is a phenomenon called History, there can only be Historians, gatekeepers to vested interests.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Greenaway
- JJ FeildTulse Luper / Floris Creps
- Roger ReesTulse Luper
- Stephen BillingtonTulse Luper
- Raymond J. BarryStephan Figura
- Ornella MutiMathilde Figura
- Steven MackintoshGünther Zeloty
- Jordi MollàHypolite / Gaudí / Jan Palmerion
- Ronald PickupMonsieur Moitessier
- Isabella RosselliniMadame Moitessier
- Franka PotenteTrixie Boudain