The Draughtsman's Contract
1982 · 1h 48m · History, Mystery, Comedy
Watch it tonight if you're in the mood for something genuinely weird and wickedly smart—this is Peter Greenaway at his most audacious, blending Restoration-era intrigue with puzzle-box plotting and sly humor. The 97% RT score tells you it's a legitimate masterpiece, even if the 7.2 IMDb suggests it's not for everyone (those people want straightforward narratives; you probably don't). Fair warning: it's baroque, baroque, and baroque some more.
Plot
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.
