A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
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Title: The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
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R Neville /
Mr Neville
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| Janet Suzman | ... |
Virginia Herbert /
Mrs Herbert
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| Anne-Louise Lambert | ... |
Mrs. Talmann
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Mr Talmann
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Neil Cunningham | ... |
Thomas Noyes /
Mr Noyes
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Dave Hill | ... |
Mr Herbert
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Tony Meyer | ... |
The Poulencs
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Mr Parkes
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Mrs Pierpont
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| Lynda La Plante | ... |
Mrs Clement
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| Alastair G. Cumming | ... |
Philip
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Mr. Neville, a cocksure young artist, is contracted by Mrs. Herbert, the wife of a wealthy landowner, to produce a set of twelve drawings of her husband's estate, a contract which extends much further than either the purse or the sketchpad. The sketches themselves prove of an even greater significance than supposed upon the discovery of the body of Mr. Herbert. Written by Paul Kevin Harm <[email protected]>
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30 June 1983 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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Mr. Noyes: Mr. Chandos was a man who spent more time with his gardener than his wife. They discussed plum trees - ad nauseam. He gave his family and his tennants cause to dread September, for they were regaled with plums till their guts rumbled like thunder and their backsides ached from overuse. He built the chapel at Fouvant, where the pew seats are made of plumwood, so the tennants still have cause to remember Chandos through their backsides - on account of the splinters.
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(uncredited)
Written by Michael Nyman
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The cooing of a collared dove is not a sound that would have fallen on Jacobean ears, as the species was unknown in Britain until 1955. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mr. Noyes: Mr. Chandos was a man who spent more time with his gardener than his wife. They discussed plum trees - ad nauseam. He gave his family and his tennants cause to dread September, for they were regaled with plums till their guts rumbled like thunder and their backsides ached from overuse. He built the chapel at Fouvant, where the pew seats are made of plumwood, so the tennants still have cause to remember Chandos through their backsides - on account of the splinters.
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Bravura In The Face Of Grief(uncredited)
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This is a confusing and gorgeous film. Witty, clever and fun. A bit bizarre with its rococo themes and moodiness but a marvelously rich visual experience. The sight of the living statue peeing on command, as it were, tickled my funny bone. I loved it from the opening scenes to its strange ending.