Bibliograph

The draughtsman's contract, a British Film Institute production ; writer and director, Peter Greenaway ; producer, David Payne ; produced by the British Film Institute in association with Channel 4 Television

Type

Label

The draughtsman's contract, a British Film Institute production ; writer and director, Peter Greenaway ; producer, David Payne ; produced by the British Film Institute in association with Channel 4 Television

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

The draughtsman's contract

Oclc number

191805791

Responsibility statement

a British Film Institute production ; writer and director, Peter Greenaway ; producer, David Payne ; produced by the British Film Institute in association with Channel 4 Television

Runtime

108

Summary

Set in 17th-century England, an aristocratic wife commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman to sketch her husband's property while he is away--in exchange for a fee, room and board, and one sexual favor for each of the twelve drawings. As the draughtsman becomes more entrenched in the devious schemings in this seemingly idyllic country home, curious details emerge in his drawings that may reveal a murder

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Peter Greenaway's The draughtsman's contract

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