In an apparently idyllic 17th century Wiltshire, an ambitious draughtsman is commissioned by the wife of an aristocrat to produce twelve drawings of her husband's estate and negotiates terms to include sexual favours from his employer. But when a corpse is dragged from the moat, the draughtsman's drawings may reveal more than he realised.

Product details

Director	Peter Greenaway
Actor	Hugh Fraser, Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert
Label	BFI

Genre	Drama
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 16
Publication date	23.02.2004
Audio	English, French
Extras	Deleted scenes, Behind the scenes, Documentations, Interviews, Trailer, Audio commentary of the director, Additional information, Photo gallery
Length	104 Minutes
Screen	16/9, 1.66:1
Year of production	1982
Original title	The Draughtsman's Contract
Region code	2

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Customer reviews

Exquisit

Written on 28. August 2018 by Le Conaisseur.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Nur für Kenner und Liebhaber in allen Sinnen. Sehr gelungende Inszenierung!
Göttlich

Written on 18. September 2007 by SahnefilmsMember.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Ein einmaliger Regisseur. Dies ist derjenige Film von ihm, der für mich persönlich qualitativ direkt nach dem berühmten "Der Koch, der Dieb, seine Frau und ihr Liebhaber" folgt, dabei aber viel heiterer daherkommt als dieser. Der Film ist wie seine Hauptfigur: elitär, dandyhaft, verspielt, lakonisch, schwer durchschaubar und göttlich barock.