The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

5.188 / 10

Nederlands / 127 min. / 2003-05-24

Storyline:

The first of three parts, we follow Tulse Luper in three distinct episodes: as a child during the first World War, as an explorer in Mormon Utah, and as a writer in Belgium during the rise of fascism. Packed with stylistic flourishes, it's a dense, comic study of 20th century history, revolving around the contents of one man's suitcases. The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of 92 suitcases found around the world—92 being the atomic number of the element Uranium. The project by Peter Greenaway includes three feature films, a TV series, 92 DVDs, CD-ROMs, and books.

Cast:

JJ Feild

JJ Feild

as Tulse Luper

Caroline Dhavernas

Caroline Dhavernas

as Passion Hockmeister

Jordi Mollà

Jordi Mollà

as Jan Palmerion

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

as Gunther Zeloty

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

as Stephen Figura

Scot Williams

Scot Williams

as Percy Hockmeister

Drew Mulligan

Drew Mulligan

as Martino Knockavelli

Yorick van Wageningen

Yorick van Wageningen

as Julian Lephrenic

Jack Wouterse

Jack Wouterse

as Erik van Hoyten

Naím Thomas

Naím Thomas

as Hercule

Nilo Mur

Nilo Mur

as Pip

Valentina Cervi

Valentina Cervi

as Cissie Colpitts

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

as Tom Fender

Michèle Bernier

Michèle Bernier

as Sophie van Osterhuis

Barbara Tarbuck

Barbara Tarbuck

as Ma Fender

Enrique Alcides

Enrique Alcides

as Hans Heiner

Shaun Phillips

Shaun Phillips

as Martino

Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

as William Gottschalk

Guillermo Ayesa

Guillermo Ayesa

as Gerdie Ottanssen

Joan Codina

Joan Codina

as Emile

Xavier Aliguer

Xavier Aliguer

as Pierre

Iván Andrade

Iván Andrade

as Brodie

Lauren Hadley

Lauren Hadley

as Macey

Joshua Light

Joshua Light

as David

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

as Celam

Vincent Bonnet

Vincent Bonnet

as Donald

Sally-Jo Jenkins

Sally-Jo Jenkins

as Aga

Manu Fullola

Manu Fullola

as Gopel

Oriol Vila

Oriol Vila

as Stringly

Winston Evans

Winston Evans

as Ivor Luper

Francine Morgan

Francine Morgan

as Carrie Luper

Thomas Bodmer

Thomas Bodmer

as Thomas J. Imox

Joan-Francesc Ainaud

Joan-Francesc Ainaud

as Gordon

Phillippe Boekstal

Phillippe Boekstal

as Luper Autoritat

Edmon Roch

Edmon Roch

as Blaise Poignard

Amelia White

Amelia White

as Zelke

Clare Boland

Clare Boland

as Mare

Marlene Griffiths

Marlene Griffiths

as Mrs. Warren

Roger Nott

Roger Nott

as Constantino de Ripa

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

as Fastidieux

Josep de Font

Josep de Font

as Red Fox

Ivan Labanda

Ivan Labanda

as Red Fox

Roger Padilla

Roger Padilla

as Red Fox

Joan Pastor

Joan Pastor

as Red Fox

Aimar Pérez

Aimar Pérez

as Red Fox

Phil Rowlands

Phil Rowlands

as Arturo Balderman

Marti Santiago

Marti Santiago

as Red Fox

Pablo Derqui

Pablo Derqui

as Luper Jove

Albert López-Murtra

Albert López-Murtra

as Luper Jove

Ivan Massagué

Ivan Massagué

as Luper Jove

Bruno Pichot

Bruno Pichot

as Luper Jove

Coast Alexander Ryen

Coast Alexander Ryen

as Cappy Luper

Tanya Moodie

Tanya Moodie

as Guam Ravillion

Paul Rockenbrod

Paul Rockenbrod

as Lephrenic

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

as Mme. Moitessier

Francesco Salvi

Francesco Salvi

as Paul / Pierre

Dávid Spáh

Dávid Spáh

as Karl-Heinz

Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

as Sesame Esau

Alec Von Bargen

Alec Von Bargen

as Soldier

Leslie Woodhall

Leslie Woodhall

as Man in Overalls

Ana Torrent

Ana Torrent

as Actress

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

as Actress

Francesco Guzzo

Francesco Guzzo

as Joe Maistersinger

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

as Virgil de Selincourt

Ricard Sales

Ricard Sales

as Luper Jove

Albert Kitzl

Albert Kitzl

as Gumber Flint

Franka Potente

Franka Potente

as Trixie Boudain

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

as Mathilde Figura

David Vinau

David Vinau

as

Irina Brazgovka

Irina Brazgovka

as

Larisa Guzeeva

Larisa Guzeeva

as

Orlando Cinque

Orlando Cinque

as

Roberto Citran

Roberto Citran

as

Remo Girone

Remo Girone

as

Iain Hoskins

Iain Hoskins

as

Barbara Tarbuck

Barbara Tarbuck

as