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The draughtsman's contract [videorecording] / BFI Production Board in association with Channel 4 ; producer, David Payne ; written and directed by Peter Greenaway.

Contributor(s): Payne, David | Greenaway, Peter | Higgins, Anthony, 1947- | Suzman, Janet | Lambert, Anne-Louise | Cunningham, Neil | Fraser, Hugh | Hill, Dave | Gant, David | Meyer, David | Meyer, Tony | Amer, Nicholas | BFI Production Board | Channel Four (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialPublisher: London : BFI Video, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Peter Greenaway's The draughtsman's contract [Spine title].Subject(s): Drawing -- England -- 17th century -- Drama | Contracts -- England -- 17th century -- Drama | Man-woman relationships -- England -- 17th century -- Drama | Adultery -- England -- 17th century -- Drama | Murder -- England -- 17th century -- Drama | England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- DramaGenre/Form: Mystery -- Feature. | Melodrama -- Feature. | Feature films. | Mystery films. | Melodrama.DDC classification: 791.43 THE
Production Credits: Cinematographer, Curtis Clark ; art director, Bob Ringwood ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; costumes, Sue Blane.
Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham, Hugh Fraser, Dave Hill, David Gant, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Nicholas Amer.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.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.

Cinematographer, Curtis Clark ; art director, Bob Ringwood ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman ; costumes, Sue Blane.

Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham, Hugh Fraser, Dave Hill, David Gant, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Nicholas Amer.

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.

Not rated.

DVD, region 2, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; NTSC.

English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.