The Draughtsman's Contract

1h 48m · 1982 · Directed by Peter Greenaway · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) runs 1h 48m, directed by Peter Greenaway. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: History, Mystery, Comedy

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