October 19th
The Draughtman’s Contract
Dir. Peter Greenaway
1982, 103 mins, UK, Cert. 12A
This is a period drama set in 1694 in which a young artist is contracted by the wife of a wealthy landowner to produce drawings of his estate. The landowner is subsequently found dead and clues to his murder start to appear in the drawings. The film was described by one reviewer as one of the most original and diabolical ones to come out of
England.