Peter Greenaway: Painter-Turned-Filmmaker on Art, Amsterdam, and Mortality

British filmmaker Peter Greenaway, who trained as a painter, discusses the relationship between painting and film in an interview published by Monopol. He has lived in Amsterdam for 30 years, yet his Dutch remains poor—he compares it unfavorably to his Latin, saying he gets by through his wife Saskia, whom he describes as extremely patient, and notes that the Dutch all speak English anyway. Greenaway recalls studying Latin at school, where he admired its logic and singing rhythm. He characterizes painting as manual labor, while film, in his view, involves people, machines, money, and waiting. The interview also touches on his inability to cook and on the date of his death. The conversation appears in Monopol, which is promoting a one-month free trial of its Monopol Plus subscription, granting access to all articles on monopol-magazin.de; the subscription renews monthly and costs 4.90 euros per month after the free period, with cancellation possible at any time with seven days' notice effective at the end of the contract month via the 'Mein Profil' section.