
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005-07-07 · 120 min · ★ 5.8
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.
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- Directors
- Peter Greenaway
- Production companies
- Intuit Pictures, ABS Production, Gam Films, Focusfilm Kft., Kasander Film Company
- Countries
- Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hungary
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
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
Debbie HarryFastidieux
Porgy FranssenOfficer Harpsch
Anna GalienaMadame Plens
Caroline DhavernasPassion Hockmeister
Scot WilliamsPercy Hockmeister
Roberto CitranRaoul Wallenberg
Michael CulkinLuper Authority
Noraly BeyerLeslie Cotumely / Thomas Papier
Yorick van WageningenJulian LephrenicTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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