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Peter Wollen

Known For

5 titles
1
The Passenger

The Passenger

1975 · 2h 6m · Movie

Unable to find the war he has been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.

7.4
2
Friendship's Death

Friendship's Death

1987 · 1h 18m · Movie

In the 1970s, aliens send a female android diplomat to Earth on a mission of peace. She lands in war-torn Palestine instead of MIT by mistake and meets a friendly UK journalist there. They begin a series of insightful conversations.

6.5
3
Riddles of the Sphinx

Riddles of the Sphinx

1977 · 1h 32m · Movie

In this avant-garde classic, protagonist Louise deals with a change in her lifestyle in which she must learn to negotiate domestic life and motherhood.

6.1
4
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

1983 · 29m · Movie

This documentary is related to an art show directors Wollen and Mulvey organized for London's Whitechapel Gallery, attempting to pair the rather different work of two female creators, painter Frida Kahlo and photographer Tina Modo...

6.7
5
Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons

Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons

1974 · 1h 39m · Movie

Investigation into alternative didactic methods and the relationship between independently expressive surfaces and texts. The film is composed of five sequences, each preceded by a quotation.

6.4