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12/11/1982 History, Mystery, Comedy 1h 48m
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A landscape of lust and cunning.

Overview

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.

  1. Peter Greenaway

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Anthony Higgins

    Mr. Neville

  2. Janet Suzman

    Virginia Herbert

  3. Dave Hill

    Herbert

  4. Anne-Louise Lambert

    Sarah Talmann

  5. Hugh Fraser

    Mr. Talmann

  6. Neil Cunningham

    Thomas Noyes

  7. David Meyer

    Poulenc Brother

  8. Tony Meyer

    Poulenc Brother

  9. Nicholas Amer

    Mr Parkes

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-11
Anthony Higgins is artist "Neville" who attracts the eye of the unhappily married aristocrat "Mrs. Herbert" (Janet Suzman). She concocts a plan to have her wicked way with him by commissioning him to sketch twelve aspects of their modest stately home in return for £8 per drawing and unlimited "access" to her person. When "Mr. Herbert" has to go away, that proves convenient for all and their contract is agreed and applied. Midway through his task, her daughter "Mrs. Talmann" (Anne-Louise Lambert) approaches our virile artist with another proposal. She is saddled with the foppish "Talmann" (Hug...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$370,800.00

Revenue
$2,256,246.00

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