
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
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.
Top credits
JJ Feild — Tulse Luper, Floris Creps
Raymond J. Barry — Stephan Figura
Michèle Bernier — Sophie van Osterhaus
Valentina Cervi — Cissie Colpitts
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
A worthy exploration of multimedia
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
what in tarnation
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color

















