The Draughtsman’s Contract

The Draughtsman’s Contract was shot at Groombridge Place and explores the relationship between artist and patron. The aforementioned draughtsman is contracted to produce 12 landscape drawings of an estate by Mrs. Virginia Herbert for her absent and estranged husband. There are other strings attached to the contract. In the course of his work the draughtsman uncovers events that certain characters wish to be left undisturbed. As with many of Greenaway’s work the film is sumptuously shot and features the sublime music of Michael Nyman. April 2010