DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT - DVD-ZEITGEIST VIDEO

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• Release Year: 1982
• Genre: Drama; Mystery
• Plot: Set in a richly exaggerated 17th-century England, Peter Greenaway's sumptuous and sensuously charged brainteaser catapulted him to the forefront of international art cinema. Adorned with intricate wordplay, extravagant costumes and opulent photography, Greenaway's first narrative feature weaves a labyrinthine mystery around the maxim 'draw what you see, not what you know.' An aristocratic wife (Janet Suzman) commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman (Anthony Higgins) 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 implicate a murder.; ; Bolstered by a majestic score by then-newcomer Michael Nyman and stunning cinematography by Curtis Clark that suggests Greenaway has the elements at his beck and call, The Draughtsman's Contract is a luscious cinematic banquet for eye, ear and mind.
• Cast: Anthony Higgins; Janet Suzman; Anne-Louise Lambert; Hugh Fraser; Neil Cunningham; Dave Hill; David Gant; David Meyer; Tony Meyer; Nicolas Amer; Suzan Crowley; Lynda La Plante; Michael Feast; Alastair Cummings; Steve Ubels; Ben Kirby; Sylvia Rotter; Kate Doherty; David Joss Buckley; Michael Carter; Vivienne Chandler; Geoffrey Larder; Harry Van Engel; George Miller; Peter Greenaway
• Director: Peter Greenaway
• Runtime: 1:47
• Company: Zeitgeist Video
• Media Format: Movie