# The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

> A swaggering artist’s meticulously contracted drawings expose the lethal games of sex, property, and power inside a seventeenth-century English estate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5880

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: History, Mystery, Comedy
- Director: Peter Greenaway
- Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Dave Hill, Alastair G. Cumming, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser, Neil Cunningham, David Meyer
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083851/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, elegant, erotic, arthouse film night, period mystery evening

## Synopsis

An artist's commission leads to a web of intrigue and dark secrets in a grand estate.

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