<p><strong>“Sex, lies and draughtsmanship.” - <em>Guardian</em></strong></p>

<p>Still one of Greenaway's best films to date, <em>The Draughtsman's Contract</em> (MIFF 83) delves into the twisted hedonism and rhetoric of 17th century aristocrats, as the wife of the wealthy and cantankerous Mr Herbert commissions a draughtsman to draw 12 pictures of their property in return for payment, board - and a daily dalliance.</p>

<p>Wry, hilarious and with a thread of underlying viciousness, <em>The Draughtsman's Contract</em> is a stylised portrait of lust, art and murder. Its cunning dialogue, lavish art direction and Michael Nyman's intense neo-baroque, Purcell-inspired music create an experience of considerable style and opulence. Steeped in a 17th-century aesthetic, Greenaway's classic features lush visuals derived from the works of Caravaggio.</p>

<p>“Full of the bawdy licentiousness and scabrous wit of the Jacobean era.” - <em>BBC</em></p>

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