Review of Drowning by Numbers (1988) by Ola J — 14 Sep 2007

This must be Greenaways best film, funny and disturbing at the samt time.

This review of Drowning by Numbers (1988) was written by Ola J on 14 Sep 2007.

Drowning by Numbers has generally received very positive reviews.

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