The Draughtsman's Contract

Directed by Peter Greenaway
R
1982    1h 48mComedy, Mystery
7.297%85%7.1
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Mr. Neville, a cocksure young artist, is contracted by Mrs. Herbert, the wife of a wealthy landowner, to produce a set of twelve drawings of her husband's estate, a contract which extends much further than either the purse or the sketchpad. The sketches themselves prove of an even greater significance than supposed upon the discovery of the body of Mr. Herbert.
  • Anthony HigginsMr. Neville
  • Janet SuzmanVirginia Herbert
  • Dave HillHerbert
  • Anne-Louise LambertSarah Talmann
  • Hugh FraserMr. Talmann
  • Neil CunninghamThomas Noyes
  • David MeyerPoulenc Brother
  • Tony MeyerPoulenc Brother
  • Nicholas AmerMr Parkes
  • Suzan CrowleyMrs Pierpont
  • Lynda La PlanteMrs Clement
  • Mickey FeastThe Statue
  • David GantSeymour
  • Alastair CummingPhilip
  • Steve UbelsHoyten
  • Ben KirbyAugustus
  • Sylvia RotterGoverness
  • Kate DohertyMaid
  • David Joss BuckleyMr. Porringer
  • Vivienne ChandlerLaundress
  • marshalseaApril 7, 2026
    Solid writing, great cinematography, and some great bits of play from the great Peter Greenaway. Also, undeniable OST by Michael Nyman giving us the great "Chasing sheep is best left to shepherds" and "An eye for optical theory" possibly Nyman's finest work.

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