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The Belly of an Architect : Closing Scene of The Belly of an Architect

In the final scene of the film, Kracklite's wife is called upon to cut the ceremonial ribbon for the opening of the Boullée exhibition (recall when she cut the cake during the first Pantheon scene), and as a new life is born, Newton's law of gravity finally triumphs over Kracklite and his deteriorated body. Kracklite is cast as a martyr figure in the repetition of his Christ-like body positioning throughout this final scene.

Closing Scene of The Belly of an Architect
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"Closing Scene of The Belly of an Architect" in The Belly of an Architect. Directed by Peter Greenaway, Hemdale Group, 1987, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=266
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