A Zed & Two Noughts

Two women passengers die in a car crash as a result of which the female driver has a leg amputated. The zoologist twin husbands of the dead women are fascinated by the processes of decay, start an affair with the amputee and liberate animals from a zoo. This provocative, funny and stylish film is also a tribute to Vermeer and an exploration of the trauma of loss, man's relationship with animals and the attraction of lists. A Zed & Two Noughts, striving hard, even in its title, to play games of symbolism, multiple meaning and non-narrative structure, was not considered in orthodox circles a meaningful box-office success, but now, after nearly 20 years, the film has a considerable fanclub stretching from Siberia to Mexico City, most of whose members know the film considerably better than I.

CAST AND CREW

Frances Barber Ken Campbell Brian Deacon Jim Davidson Joss Ackland Peter Greenaway

GENRE

Drama

CERTIFICATE

Suitable only for 15 years and over.

RUN TIME

1 hour 55 minutes

RELEASED

1986