Is The Draughtsman's Contract one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Draughtsman's Contract end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Draughtsman's Contract scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Draughtsman's Contract easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Draughtsman's Contract sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Draughtsman's Contract violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Draughtsman's Contract

Name: The Draughtsman's Contract
Genre: History, Mystery, Comedy
Released: 1982
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Dave Hill, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser

A landscape of lust and cunning.

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Produced by BFI, Film4 Productions

1982108 min7.1 / 10

A baroque, deliberately enigmatic mystery that uses 17th-century aesthetics and sexual intrigue as a puzzle-box for intellectual and moral ambiguity.

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.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Stories Dark Comedy Nightmares Funny Movies About Life's Meaning European Regional Settings Movies About Artists

Genres

History Mystery Comedy

Keywords

Adultery Drawing And Painting Witshire Southhampton 17th Century

Questions people ask

Is The Draughtsman's Contract one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Does The Draughtsman's Contract end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Draughtsman's Contract scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Draughtsman's Contract easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Draughtsman's Contract sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Draughtsman's Contract violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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