The Draughtsman's Contract

1982 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 11,497 VOTES · DIR. Peter Greenaway

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,681 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:01 At last the glittering...
00:03:14 ...and asked him if he could build such a marvel for anyone else.
00:06:22 ...he surely, having the real thing, does not need a copy.
00:09:35 ...are well within your talents and capabilities.
00:14:34 ...do you know if he asked for the advice...
00:20:42 Mr. Lucas threatened to cut his trees down, but he never did.
00:24:23 ...or move her earth like a pack of dogs in a herb garden?
00:27:47 ...and your knowledge of the subject...
00:34:12 But what will happen to the estate if your daughter has no heirs?
00:39:12 For nothing...
00:44:46 In your drawing of the north side of the house...
00:48:03 ...will perceive that a construction such as I have suggested...
00:53:34 Can you see why your husband had reason to buy it?
00:57:59 ...I feel I grow smaller in significance.
01:01:35 You have an exact knowledge.
01:05:41 Consider, Madam.
01:08:39 If I had the wherewithal...
01:11:24 Maybe there again...
01:14:37 Perhaps you can explain what your boots were doing in the sheep-field.
01:18:49 Mr. Van Hoyten has worked in The Hague...
01:23:04 ...and included the monument to the horse.
01:27:48 Mr. Porringer and...
01:31:52 ...ask Mr. Porringer to bring Mr. Neville a pineapple.
01:35:41 ...Mr. Herbert the information that was so discretionally...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,681
Dialogue density15.6 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:35:41

Production Record

DirectorPeter Greenaway
LanguageEnglish
Budget$370,800
Revenue$2,256,246
IMDb votes11,497