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The Draughtsman's Contract

Dir. Peter Greenaway
LIFF SPOTLIGHT - STUART CROFT: ETERNAL RETURN
Tue 5 Nov and Thu 7 Nov
Tue 5 Nov
and
Thu 7 Nov
  • Tue 5 Nov
    20:45 - 22:33
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Past event
  • Thu 7 Nov
    16:00 - 17:48
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Past event

Peter Greenaway’s breakthrough feature takes a sumptuous 17th century Wiltshire as its setting for this erotic, stylised country house murder mystery.

It follows an ego-driven young draughtsman, Mr. Neville, who arrives at an elegant estate to produce a series of drawings of the house and grounds. Not all however is straightforward with payment including sexual favours, and curious details start to emerge in his drawings that may reveal a murder. Flamboyant costumes and a rich Purcell-inspired score from Michael Nyman creates a dizzying plot with sumptuous cinematography. Now all gloriously remastered in 4K by the BFI National Archive.

"Full of the bawdy licentiousness and scabrous wit of the Jacobean era, Greenaway's debut is one of the most captivating films of his far-from-dull career." Jamie Russell, BBC.com

Content Guidance


Contains strong language scenes of sexual assault.

The Draughtsman's Contract

Director: Peter Greenaway
Running time: 108 minutes
Production year: 1982
Country: UK
Language: English
UK distributor: BFI
Age rating: BBFC rating 15

Part of

Stuart Croft: Eternal Return

Films that inspired artist Stuart Croft’s unique vision, paired with his own looping moving image works