The draughtsman's contract [DVD video]

Title:

Added Author:

Greenaway, Peter, film director, screenwriter.

Higgins, Anthony, 1947- actor.

Suzman, Janet, actor.

Publication Date:

2008

Publication Information:

[New York, N.Y.] : Zeitgeist Video, [2008]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (19 cm)

Abstract:

Set in 17th-century England, an aristocratic wife commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman to sketch her husband's property while he is away-- in exchange for a fee, room and board, and one sexual favor for each of the twelve drawings. As the draughtsman becomes more entrenched in the devious schemings in this seemingly idyllic country home, curious details emerge in his drawings that may reveal a murder.

General Note:

Title from container.

At head of title: Peter Greenaway's.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.

Special features: Peter Greenaway audio commentary, and video introduction; Draughtsman's dossier: four deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes footage and on-set interviews; interview with composer Michael Nyman; restoration demonstration; production photos and "Draughtsman's" sketches; original theatrical trailer. Insert: essays by Greenaway and cinematographer Curtis Clark.

Performers:

Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham, Hugh Fraser, Dave Hill, David Gant, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Nicholas Amer.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; NTSC.

Subject Term:

Drawing -- England -- 17th century -- Drama.

Contracts -- England -- 17th century -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- England -- 17th century -- Drama.

Adultery -- England -- 17th century -- Drama.

Murder -- England -- 17th century -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama.