The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Produced by ABS Production, Cinatura

2003127 min5.2 / 10

An experimental, formally playful reconstruction of a fragmented life across 20th-century upheaval, told through surreal vignettes and multimedia collage rather than conventional narrative.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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