The draughtsman's contract, directed by Peter Greenaway
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The draughtsman's contract, directed by Peter Greenaway
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eng
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The draughtsman's contract
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11381147474
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directed by Peter Greenaway
Runtime
108
Summary
Set in a richly exaggerated seventeenth-century England, this witty, stylized, erotic country house murder mystery catapulted Greenaway 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 3draw what you see, not what you know.4 An aristocratic wife commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman 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 reveal a murder
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live action
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