The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

A landscape of lust and cunning.

• History
• Mystery
• Comedy

R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (276 votes)

Release date

November 12, 1982

Runtime

1h 48m

Language

English

Director

Peter Greenaway

Status

Released