The Draughtsman's Contract(1982)
Directed by: Peter Greenaway
History / Mystery / Comedy
MovieR1h 48m
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) has one catalogued edition on Blu-ray, released in 2023.
Blu-ray edition
About the film
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: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Dave Hill
Production: BFI, Film4 Productions