The Draughtsman's Contract
1982
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Setting
England
Production
British Film Institute, Channel 4
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 1983 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1983 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 1982 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1982 generic
