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71% Critic Match
The Draughtsman's Contract
“A landscape of lust and cunning.”
7.1 / 10• 1982• 1h 48m•R• English
HistoryMysteryComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Anthony Higgins
Mr. Neville
Lead
Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert
Dave Hill
Herbert
Alastair G. Cumming
Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)
Anne-Louise Lambert
Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraser
Mr. Talmann
NC
Neil Cunningham
Thomas Noyes
David Meyer
Poulenc Brother
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Greenaway's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Draughtsman's Contract is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
