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The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British period comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway – his first conventional feature film (following the feature-length mockumentary The Falls).
Nov 12, 1982 · The Draughtsman's Contract: Directed by Peter Greenaway. With Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser. A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Peter Greenaway
- 1982-11-12
Set in a richly exaggerated 17th-century England, Peter Greenaway's witty, stylized, erotic country house murder mystery catapulted him to the forefront of international...
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- Peter Greenaway
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- Anthony Higgins
A 1982 British film by Peter Greenaway about a young artist and a wealthy landowner. The film is a mystery comedy with historical and artistic themes.
Sep 28, 2022 · Newly remastered in 4K by the BFI National Archive, The Draughtsman's Contract recently premiered at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival. ...more.
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- ZeitgeistFilms
Jul 30, 2003 · A 1982 film by Peter Greenaway about a draughtsman who draws 12 pictures of a country house and uncovers a murder plot. The film is stylized, witty and acerbic, with a score by Michael Nyman and a cast of camp performers.
Newly remastered in 4K by the BFI National Archive. Set in a richly exaggerated 17th-century England, Peter Greenaway’s witty, stylised, erotic country house murder mystery catapulted him to the forefront of international art cinema.
