The Draughtsman's Contract
Peter Greenaway became a director of international renown with this witty, stylized, erotic country-house murder mystery.
In an apparently idyllic 17th-century Wiltshire, an ambitious draughtsman is commissioned by an aristocrat's wife to produce twelve drawings of her husband's estate, in return for which he will receive payment, board and bed -- hers.
Extravagant costumes, a twisted plot, elegantly barbed dialogue and a score by frequent Greenaway collaborator Michael Nyman make the film a treat for ear, eye and mind.
| Director: | Peter Greenaway |
| Producer(s): | David Payne |
| Cast: | Dave Hill, Hugh Fraser, Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham, David Gant, David Meyer |
| Writer(s): | Peter Greenaway |
| Official Site: | petergreenaway.co.uk/draughtsman.htm |