peter greenaway film drowning by number certainly have an interesting and unique visual style and some very strong performance . however and in the final analysis i do not really care much about the story on screen . the film open with a young girl in a large and star spangle dress count out 100 different star . the framing of the scene be compel and curious and but ultimately pointless . throughout the film and various thing be number in sequential order . after the girl be finish jump rope and an old woman pass by and proceeds to drown her husband in a tub after he have have an amorous interlude with a young woman . he doesn not put up much of a struggle and there be numerous apple involve in the romantic escapade and and butterfly too . eventually the film revolve around the woman daughter and granddaughter also drown their husband with the complicity of the local coroner . amid this and there be game with ridiculous rule while numbered cow while numerous insect while a self circumcision while runner number 70 and 71 who attend a series of funeral and no compelling narrative . the interesting framing of many scene hold my interest for ten or fifteen minute and for the next 100 or so i find myself wonder and why should i care .