The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

2005 · 124 min · ★ 5.0 · War, Drama, Adventure, Romance

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. In the final installment, Luper continues his adventures as a professional prisoner during the later years of the Second World War and the Cold War.

Directed by Peter Greenaway · Written by Peter Greenaway

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 34m together

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice

Both from Peter Greenaway.

Tulse LuperSee all →

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab StoryThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story · 2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
★ 5.22003
MovieWarDrama
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. In the first of three parts, we follow Luper through 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.
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: AntwerpThe Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp · 2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
★ 3.32003
MovieDramaAdventure
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.An interstitial bridging the first and second parts, repeating the last hour of Part 1 and appending it with material covering Luper's time in Antwerp.
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the SeaThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea · 2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
★ 4.92004
MovieDramaAdventure
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. In the second of three parts, we follow Luper as he works in a cinema, giving him ample opportunity to cross paths with virtually every artistic device and dramatic character known to man.
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse LuperA Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper · 2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
★ 5.82005
MovieHistoryAdventure
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.

More from Peter GreenawaySee all →

Tintoretto: A Rebel in VeniceTintoretto: A Rebel in Venice · 2019
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
★ 8.12019
MovieDocumentary
Five hundred years after his birth, the life and career of the Italian Renaissance's last great painter is explored.
RosaRosa · 1992
Rosa
★ 8.01992
MovieMusicFantasy
A short film based on the work of choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.
Four American Composers: Philip GlassFour American Composers: Philip Glass · 1983
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
★ 7.71983
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A television documentary produced for British Television directed by Peter Greenaway about Phillip Glass that is a recording of a performance of the Phillip Glass Ensemble in 1983 with interviews that go in depth of his style and music theory of his signature minimal sound.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover · 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
★ 7.31989
MovieCrimeDrama
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
The Draughtsman's ContractThe Draughtsman's Contract · 1982
The Draughtsman's Contract
★ 7.11982
MovieHistoryMystery
R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.
Drowning by NumbersDrowning by Numbers · 1988
Drowning by Numbers
★ 7.01988
MovieComedyCrime
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
A Zed & Two NoughtsA Zed & Two Noughts · 1985
A Zed & Two Noughts
★ 7.01985
MovieComedyDrama
Identical twin zoologists lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. They become obsessed with the death and decay of animals, and develop a strange and unusual relationship with the driver of the car, a woman who is now an amputee.
BlondiBlondi · 2025
Blondi
★ 7.02025
MovieComedyHistory
Can a dog still be man’s best friend if that man is the Führer? Blondi explores the bizarre bond between Hitler and his beloved German Shepherd. From eating the crumbs under the table at the Führer’s birthday, to living in the confinement of the bunker, this film presents intimate glimpses of the dog’s daily life intertwined with the realities of war, depicting the oblivious pet's surreal impact on the Reich.
A TV DanteA TV Dante · 1990
A TV Dante
★ 7.01990
SeriesDrama
A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of his 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy. The eight cantos of the film are not conventionally dramatised, rather they are illuminated with layered and juxtaposed imagery while the text is read entirely in "talking head" fashion, and punctuated with a kaleidoscopic blend of both newly shot and archival footage.
Prospero's BooksProspero's Books · 1991
Prospero's Books
★ 6.81991
MovieDramaFantasy
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
The Belly of an ArchitectThe Belly of an Architect · 1987
The Belly of an Architect
★ 6.81987
MovieDrama
Stourley Kracklite, a driven, detail-obsessed architect, travels from America to Rome with his much younger wife, Louisa, to oversee an architectural homage to a personal hero, 18th-century master builder Etienne-Louis Boullée. En route by train, Stourley and Louisa conceive a much-wanted child — but Stourley's obsession with his wife's expanding belly, her perceived infidelity, and his own recurrent bouts of abdominal pain reach epic and dangerous proportions.
The Baby of MâconThe Baby of Mâcon · 1993
The Baby of Mâcon
★ 6.81993
MovieDramaHistory
In 17th-century Tuscany, a church play is performed for the benefit of young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
Lumière & CompanyLumière & Company · 1995
Lumière & Company
★ 6.41995
MovieDramaDocumentary
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
The Pillow BookThe Pillow Book · 1995
The Pillow Book
★ 6.31995
MovieDramaRomance
Nagito has a fetish for calligraphy on the human body and meets her ideal soulmate Jerome, an English translator sent to Japan. However, once Nagiko's father's gay publisher rejoins the scene, the story is overtaken by treachery and bloodlust.
NightwatchingNightwatching · 2007
Nightwatching
★ 6.22007
MovieDramaHistory
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.
H Is for HouseH Is for House · 1973
H Is for House
★ 6.21973
MovieDrama
Ostensibly, a film about a child's pictorial alphabet stuck on the letter H.

More Like This

Copying BeethovenCopying Beethoven · 2006
Copying Beethoven
★ 6.52006
MovieDrama
Serving as Ludwig van Beethoven's copyist gives a conservatory student access to the composer's musical genius, but also exposes her to his cruelty.
Wild TalesWild Tales · 2014
Wild Tales
★ 7.92014
MovieDramaThriller
Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.
Coffee and CigarettesCoffee and Cigarettes · 2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
★ 6.92004
MovieComedyDrama
An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Mission: Impossible IIIMission: Impossible III · 2006
Mission: Impossible III
★ 6.82006
MovieAdventureAction
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Kinds of KindnessKinds of Kindness · 2024
Kinds of Kindness
★ 6.52024
MovieComedyDrama
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Paris Je T'aimeParis Je T'aime · 2006
Paris Je T'aime
★ 6.82006
MovieDramaRomance
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
New York StoriesNew York Stories · 1989
New York Stories
★ 6.21989
MovieComedyDrama
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.
The Theory of EverythingThe Theory of Everything · 2014
The Theory of Everything
★ 7.82014
MovieDramaRomance
Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time.
Negative SpaceNegative Space · 2017
Negative Space
★ 7.42017
MovieAnimationDrama
Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.
Batman: Gotham KnightBatman: Gotham Knight · 2008
Batman: Gotham Knight
★ 6.72008
MovieActionCrime
Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come TrueCinderella II: Dreams Come True · 2002
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
★ 6.12002
MovieFamilyAnimation
As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella calls on her animal friends and her Fairy Godmother to help as she brings her own grace and charm to her regal role and discovers that being true to yourself is the best way to make your dreams come true.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter