The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

Movie20032h 7m
AdventureBiographyDramaRomanceThrillerWar
6.7 / 10(1,301)

The first of three parts, we follow Tulse Luper in 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. Packed with stylistic flourishes, it's a dense, comic study of 20th century history, revolving around the contents of one man's suitcases.

Runtime
2h 7m
Released
2003
Country
United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Germany

Details

Release year: 2003

Storyline

The first of three parts, we follow Tulse Luper in 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. Packed with stylistic flourishes, it's a dense, comic study of 20th century history, revolving around the contents of one man's suitcases.

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Did you know

'Tulse Luper' was first mentioned in Greenaway's A Walk Through H (1978), as the owner of the 92 maps.

'Cissie Colpitts' is the name shared by the three main female characters in Drowning by Numbers (1988), by the same director.

User reviews

8/10

A worthy exploration of multimedia

👍 12 · 3/5/2004
7/10

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)

👍 4 · 1/6/2012
6/10

what in tarnation

👍 0 · 9/10/2025

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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