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The Draughtsman's Contract

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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

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Reviews Counted: 4

Fresh: 2

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Average Rating: 6.0/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Mrs. Herbert and her husband are having some marital difficulties, so he decides to take a two week holiday by himself. To surprise him on his return, Mrs. Herbert commissions an artist to paint twelve portraits of her estate. The artist... Mrs. Herbert and her husband are having some marital difficulties, so he decides to take a two week holiday by himself. To surprise him on his return, Mrs. Herbert commissions an artist to paint twelve portraits of her estate. The artist agrees, but on the condition that Mrs. Herbert lend him the use of her bodily favors for those two weeks. When Mr.. Herbert is found dead in his own mote at the end of those two weeks, the artist is the prime suspect, and Mrs. Herbert believes the mystery can be solved by close examination of the paintings the artist did. Greenaway's film feels a bit like BLOW-UP, but examines a world far stranger than the one of its setting; it feels as though the film takes place in a parallel universe rather than the 17th century. [More]

Starring: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Dave Hill, Michael Feast

Starring: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Dave Hill, Michael Feast, Hugh Fraser, Anne Louise Lambert

Director: Peter Greenaway

Director: Peter Greenaway
Composer: Michael Nyman

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Nov 23, 1999

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blahquaker 08/14/08
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it's an interesting and elaborate story, with extraordinary dialogue. and yet with the setting, the costumes, the... More
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The Draughtsman's Contract is a tantalyzing crime puzzle. The basic plot involves the titular, meretricious... More
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GiovannaG 05/12/05
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