The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

Director: Peter Greenaway Cast: Anthony Higgins
Anthony Higgins
, Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman
, Anne Louise Lambert
Anne Louise Lambert
, Neil Cunningham
Neil Cunningham
Peter Greenaway
The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

Director: Peter Greenaway Cast: Anthony Higgins
Anthony Higgins
, Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman
, Anne Louise Lambert
Anne Louise Lambert
, Neil Cunningham
Neil Cunningham
Peter Greenaway

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Overview

According to this story of a woman not so much scorned as ignored, life in late 17th-century England among the landed gentry was not what it appeared to be on the surface. Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) is desperate to find a way to please her husband and win back his errant affections, and to that end, she coerces the draughtsman Neville (Anthony Higgins) into doing some drawings of the Herbert estate while her husband is away for a few weeks. She means to surprise her husband with the drawings, in the hope that he will be appropriately grateful. Neville does some coercing of his own, refusing to cooperate unless Mrs. Herbert bestows him with requested sexual favors -- she agrees, but is not happy about it. Mrs. Herbert's daughter (Ann Louise Lambert), in turn, seduces Neville -- her relationship with her husband Talman (Hugh Fraser) has become boring. Meanwhile, Talman has never liked Neville and the two of them have more than one witty altercation. Fortunately, Neville is leaving soon but when that day comes, Mr. Herbert's quite dead body is found floating in the water of the moat. Neville leaves anyway, though suspicion starts to center on him because people feel his drawings have something to do with Herbert's death. Unfortunately, Neville comes back to visit after some time has gone by, and the suspicions are anything but subsided as inhabitants of the manor begin to consider a course of action.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/12/2008
UPC: 0795975109635
Original Release: 1982
Rating: NR
Source: Zeitgeist Films
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:48:00

Special Features

Restored anamorphic transfer, created from Hi-Def elements; Peter Greenaway commentary and video introduction; Four deleted scenes; Behind-the-scenes footage and on-set interviews; Interview with composer Michael Nyman; Restoration demonstration; Production photos and Draughtsman's sketches; Original theatrical trailer; Essays by Greenaway and cinematographer Curtis Clark

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Anthony Higgins Mr. Neville
Janet Suzman Mrs. Herbert
Anne Louise Lambert Mrs. Talmann,Actor
Neil Cunningham Mr. Noyes
Hugh Fraser Mr. Talmann
Dave Hill Mr. Herbert
David Gant Mr. Seymour
David Meyer The Poulena,The Poulena
Nicholas Amer Mr. Parkes
Suzan Crowley Mrs. Pierpont
Lynda Marchal Mrs. Clement
Michael Feast The Statue
Alastair Cummings Philip
Steve Ubels Mr. Van Hoyton
Ben Kirby Augustus
Sylvia Rotter Governess
Kate Doherty Maid
Joss Buckley Mr. Porringer
Mike Carter Mr. Clark
Vivienne Chandler Laundress
Geoffrey Larder Mr. Hammond
George Miller Valet
Michael Nyman Composer

Technical Credits
Peter Greenaway Director,Screenwriter
David Payne Producer
Peter Sainsbury Executive Producer
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