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The Draughtsman's Contract
R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.
1982 · Directed by Peter Greenaway · 108 min · History · Mystery · Comedy · 12 frames
Tagline
A landscape of lust and cunning.
Crew
- Screenplay: Peter Greenaway
- Cinematography: Curtis Clark
- Edited by: John Wilson
- Music: Michael Nyman
- Produced by: David Payne
Cast
- Anthony Higgins as Mr. Neville
- Janet Suzman as Virginia Herbert
- Dave Hill as Herbert
- Alastair G. Cumming as Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)
- Anne-Louise Lambert as Sarah Talmann
- Hugh Fraser as Mr. Talmann
- Neil Cunningham as Thomas Noyes
- David Meyer as Poulenc Brother
- Tony Meyer as Poulenc Brother
- Nicholas Amer as Mr Parkes
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: Dutch, English, German
- Studios: BFI, Channel Four Films
- Budget: $370,800
- Box office: $2,256,246
- Themes: adultery, drawing and painting, witshire, southhampton, 17th century
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