Death in the Seine

Overview

Between 1795 and 1801, 306 drowned people were recovered from the Seine river, near Paris. Peter Greenaway propouns a historical approach were 25 significant cases of drownings are catalogued, dissected and elaborated, with multilayered visuals and 'documentary' asides.

Cast

William Sonnemans

Vincent Michel Chretien

Adrian Van der Elzen

Jean Baptiste Langlasse

Jean-Michel Dagory

Bouille