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Plot. Mr Neville, a young and conceited artist, is contracted by Mrs Virginia Herbert to produce a series of twelve landscape drawings of her country house, its outbuildings and gardens, as a gift for her cold and neglectful husband, who is currently away on business.
- Curtis Clark
- Michael Nyman
- Peter Greenaway
- David Payne
The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British period comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway – his first conventional feature film (following the feature-length mockumentary The Falls).
Jul 30, 2003 · In a provincial country house, renowned draughtsman Mr Neville (Anthony Higgins) is contracted to draw 12 pictures of the property by Mrs Herbert (Janet Suzman), the wife of the cantankerous...
Feb 13, 2001 · Like all of Greenaway’s work, The Draughtsman’s Contract addresses issues of representation: between mediums (drawn and photographic representation); between art and nature (the inbreeding between landscape art and ornamental garden design); and the value of classical naturalism in art.
Dec 6, 2022 · Papers, plans, diagrams: the making of The Draughtsman’s Contract. Documents held in the BFI National Archive offer revealing glimpses into how Peter Greenaway’s period mystery The Draughtsman’s Contract took shape, from Greenaway’s first application for funding to its innovative poster design.
When "Mr. Herbert" has to go away, that proves convenient for all and their contract is agreed and applied. Midway through his task, her daughter "Mrs. Talmann" (Anne-Louise Lambert) approaches our virile artist with another proposal.
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Peter Greenaway's remarkable directorial debut still dazzles - and this BFI release of The Draughtsman's Contract has superb extras
