A woman materialises behind Prospero -- leaning lightly on … - Peter Greenaway

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A woman materialises behind Prospero -- leaning lightly on the back of his chair -- she is alternately a Titianesque nude and then the Vesalius figure -- flayed … she leans lightly over and kisses Prospero on the cheek. The kiss leaves a blood-red mark on his withered cheek. Prospero shivers.

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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