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Bookmark this pageThe Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Director: Peter Greenaway
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From Time Out Film Guide
Although set in an English country house in 1694, this is essentially science fiction of the most dazzling kind, being a far more vivid exploration of an alien world than 99 per cent of big budget Hollywood films. The story about a painter who undertakes to draw an estate is as intriguing as the culture it displays. Greenaway's 17th century is a place of ribald honesty as well as unfathomable mystery, and it revels in the spoken word. Of course this is non-genre, low-budget cinema, and some people will be irritated by its singlemindedness; but for others it's proof that wit can sometimes carry a film to places special effects just don't reach.Author: DP
Cast & crew
Director: Peter Greenaway
Producer: David Payne
Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham, Hugh Fraser, Dave Hill, David Gant full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 108 mins
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