Directed by:
Peter GreenawayScreenplay:
Peter GreenawayCinematography:
Sacha ViernyComposer:
Michael NymanCast:
Brian Deacon, Andréa Ferréol, Eric Deacon, Frances Barber, Joss Ackland, Ken Campbell, Geoffrey Palmer, David Attenborough (narrator), Wolf Kahler (more)Plots(1)
A car collides with a swan outside Rotterdam Zoo. Two women passengers die and the driver, Alma, has to have her leg amputated. Obsessed with the accident, the husbands of the dead women – twins at that – embark on a strange affair with Alma. (MUBI)
Soundtracks
A Zed & Two Noughts
Label: That's Entertainment Records
Year: 1998
Country: UK
Format: CD
Notes: Reissue Edition.
1. | Angelfish Decay | Michael Nyman | |
2. | Car Crash | Michael Nyman | |
3. | Time Lapse | Michael Nyman | |
4. | Prawn Watching | Michael Nyman | |
5. | Biscosis Populi | Michael Nyman | |
6. | Swan Rot | Michael Nyman | |
7. | Delft Waltz | Michael Nyman | |
8. | Up For Crabs | Michael Nyman | |
9. | Vermeer's Wife | Michael Nyman | |
10. | Venus De Milo | Michael Nyman | |
11. | Lady In The Red Hat | Michael Nyman | |
12. | L'Escargot | Michael Nyman |
The Piano
Original Music from the Film
Label: Venture
Year: 1993
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 16:34
1. | THE PIANO: The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Edit) | Michael Nyman | 03:11 |
2. | THE PIANO: All Imperfect Things | Michael Nyman | 04:01 |
3. | A ZED AND TWO NOUGHTS: Delft Waltz | Michael Nyman | 04:09 |
4. | The COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER: Coupling | Michael Nyman | 05:13 |
The Essential Michael Nyman Band
Label: Argo
Year: 1992
Country: Germany
Format: digital, CD
Length: 01:06:49
1. | THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT: Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds | Michael Nyman | 05:07 |
2. | An Eye For Optical Theory | Michael Nyman | 04:18 |
3. | The Garden Is Becoming A Robe Room | Michael Nyman | 06:10 |
4. | A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS: Prawn-watching | Michael Nyman | 02:30 |
5. | Time Lapse | Michael Nyman | 03:56 |
6. | DROWNING BY NUMBERS: Fish Beach | Michael Nyman | 02:56 |
7. | Wheelbarrow Walk | Michael Nyman | 02:36 |
8. | Knowing The Ropes | Michael Nyman | 05:46 |
9. | THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER: Miserere Paraphrase | Michael Nyman | 07:09 |
10. | Memorial | Michael Nyman | 11:21 |
11. | MAKING A SPLASH: Water Dances: Stroking / Synchronising | Michael Nyman | 10:44 |
12. | PROSPERO'S BOOKS: Miranda | Michael Nyman | 04:16 |
The Essential Michael Nyman Band
Label: Argo
Year: 1992
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:06:49
1. | THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT: Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds | Michael Nyman | 05:07 |
2. | An Eye For Optical Theory | Michael Nyman | 04:18 |
3. | The Garden Is Becoming A Robe Room | Michael Nyman | 06:10 |
4. | A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS: Prawn-watching | Michael Nyman | 02:30 |
5. | Time Lapse | Michael Nyman | 03:56 |
6. | DROWNING BY NUMBERS: Fish Beach | Michael Nyman | 02:56 |
7. | Wheelbarrow Walk | Michael Nyman | 02:36 |
8. | Knowing The Ropes | Michael Nyman | 05:46 |
9. | THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER: Miserere Paraphrase | Michael Nyman | 07:09 |
10. | Memorial | Michael Nyman | 11:21 |
11. | MAKING A SPLASH: Water Dances: Stroking / Synchronising | Michael Nyman | 10:44 |
12. | PROSPERO'S BOOKS: Miranda | Michael Nyman | 04:16 |
A Zed and Two Noughts
Original Music from the Film
Label: Venture
Year: 1990
Country: UK
Format: LP
Notes: Reissue Edition.
1. | SIDE A: Angelfish Decay | Michael Nyman | |
2. | Car Crash | Michael Nyman | |
3. | Time Lapse | Michael Nyman | |
4. | Prawn Watching | Michael Nyman | |
5. | Biscosis Populi | Michael Nyman | |
6. | Swan Rot | Michael Nyman | |
7. | SIDE B: Delft Waltz | Michael Nyman | |
8. | Up For Crabs | Michael Nyman | |
9. | Vermeer's Wife | Michael Nyman | |
10. | Venus De Milo | Michael Nyman | |
11. | Lady In The Red Hat | Michael Nyman | |
12. | L'Escargot | Michael Nyman |
A Zed and Two Noughts
Original Music from the Film
Label: Virgin Venture
Year: 1990
Country: UK
Format: CD, digital
Length: 41:13
1. | Angelfish Decay | Michael Nyman | 02:51 |
2. | Car Crash | Michael Nyman | 03:45 |
3. | Time Lapse | Michael Nyman | 03:58 |
4. | Prawn Watching | Michael Nyman | 02:56 |
5. | Bisocosis Populi | Michael Nyman | 02:24 |
6. | Swan Rot | Michael Nyman | 02:46 |
7. | Delft Waltz | Michael Nyman | 04:08 |
8. | Up For Crabs | Michael Nyman | 02:50 |
9. | Wermeer's Wife | Michael Nyman | 03:14 |
10. | Venus De Milo | Michael Nyman | 02:26 |
11. | Lady In The Red Hat | Michael Nyman | 04:15 |
12. | L'Escargot | Michael Nyman | 05:40 |
A Zed & Two Noughts
Label: That's Entertainment Records
Year: 1985
Country: UK
Format: LP
1. | SIDE A: Angelfish Decay | Michael Nyman | |
2. | Car Crash | Michael Nyman | |
3. | Time Lapse | Michael Nyman | |
4. | Prawn Watching | Michael Nyman | |
5. | Biscosis Populi | Michael Nyman | |
6. | Swan Rot | Michael Nyman | |
7. | SIDE B: Delft Waltz | Michael Nyman | |
8. | Up For Crabs | Michael Nyman | |
9. | Vermeer's Wife | Michael Nyman | |
10. | Venus De Milo | Michael Nyman | |
11. | Lady In The Red Hat | Michael Nyman | |
12. | L'Escargot | Michael Nyman |