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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.
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.
Mar 18, 2016 · Critic and broadcaster Mark Kermode revisits Peter Greenaway's early feature, examining its status as a milestone in the careers of the director and composer Michael Nyman.
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- BFI
The Draughtsman's Contract. Details: 1982, UK, Cert 15, 108 mins. Direction: Peter Greenaway. Genre: Drama. Summary: Archly-humoured Victorian conceit that combines both a 17th century...