The Draughtsman's Contract
“A landscape of lust and cunning.”
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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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A meticulously composed, intellectually stimulating period piece. Its cool, detached aesthetic and sharp dialogue create an atmosphere of elegant intrigue and subtle manipulation. A film that rewards patient observation.
wittyaustereintellectualchillyenigmaticslow-burnperiod dramaarthousedialogue-drivenbaroqueartificeclassdeceptionpower
adulterydrawing and paintingwitshiresouthhampton17th century
