

The Draughtsman's Contract
A landscape of lust and cunning.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $370.8K
- Box office
- $2.3M
- Language
- Dutch
- adultery
- drawing and painting
- witshire
- southhampton
- 17th century
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United StatesUS
- PremiereRNew York Film Festival2 Oct 1982
- TheatricalR22 Jun 1983
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1512 Nov 1982
- Theatrical (limited)15Re-release11 Nov 2022
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical (limited)15+Film clubs only21 Jan 2000
FranceFR
- TheatricalU15 Feb 1984
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1630 Mar 1984
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival4 Sept 1982
- Theatrical (limited)Uscita Evento28 Nov 2022
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1112 Nov 1982
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The Draughtsman's Contract was released on 12 November 1982.
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11/11/2022
Anthony Higgins is artist "Neville" who attracts the eye of the unhappily married aristocrat "Mrs. Herbert" (Janet Suzman). She concocts a plan to have her wicked way with him by commissioning him to sketch twelve aspects of their modest stately home in return for £8 per drawing and unlimited "access" to her person. When "Mr. Herbert" has to go away, that proves convenient for all and their contract is agreed and app…
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