The Draughtsman's Contract

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The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British art-house mystery film by Peter Greenaway, noted for its stylized visuals, intricate plotting, and exploration of power, perception, and authorship.

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instanceOf art-house film
film
artDirectionBy Ben van Os NERFINISHED
Jan Roelfs NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Curtis Clark NERFINISHED
costumeDesignBy Sue Blane NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Peter Greenaway NERFINISHED
distributor Channel 4 Films NERFINISHED
editedBy John Wilson NERFINISHED
features repeated musical motifs
tableau-like compositions
filmingFormat 35 mm film
genre art film
mystery
period drama
hasTheme authorship
class relations
perception
power dynamics
sexual politics
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Draughtsman%27s_Contract
mainCharacter Mr. Neville NERFINISHED
Mr. Talmann NERFINISHED
Mrs. Herbert NERFINISHED
Mrs. Talmann NERFINISHED
musicBy Michael Nyman NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice contract for a series of drawings
notableFor baroque aesthetic
intricate plotting
stylized visuals
originalLanguage English
partOf British art cinema
producer David Payne NERFINISHED
productionCompany British Film Institute NERFINISHED
Channel 4 NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1982
runtimeMinutes 108
screenplayBy Peter Greenaway NERFINISHED
settingPlace rural England
settingTime 1694
stars Anne-Louise Lambert NERFINISHED
Anthony Higgins NERFINISHED
Hugh Fraser NERFINISHED
Janet Suzman NERFINISHED
writer Peter Greenaway NERFINISHED

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