The Draughtsman's Contract
1982 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 11,497 VOTES · DIR. Peter Greenaway
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...
00:03:20 ...admitted that with sufficient patronage he probably could.
00:06:32 Enough to charm where he cannot impress.
00:09:56 ... no more to do.
00:14:50 The trees have been poorly cared for.
00:21:11 ...into what is simply a statement of fact.
00:24:54 Perhaps we could cultivate a Tree of Heaven?
00:30:55 I cannot meet you again.
00:35:08 Augustus...
00:41:21 It's a little chilly perhaps, but I think you tremble too much.
00:45:43 Have you thought of that?
00:49:07 ...as you have struck with my mother.
00:55:07 ...and boarded a ship taking hay to Calais.
00:59:22 ...to compliment Mr. Neville with more than praise...
01:03:46 Maria!
01:06:55 ...that you sold them in order to rid the house...
01:09:52 Is it a pen?
01:13:04 It is mostly what he has undone.
01:16:24 You are concerned that posterity...
01:21:08 ...in your dealings with me.
01:25:20 Mr. Neville, I will take all three states...
01:30:14 ...that was ingenious.
01:34:32 A lasting contract with a widow.
01:37:57 ...is your death.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,681
Dialogue density15.6 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:37:57
Production Record
DirectorPeter Greenaway
LanguageEnglish
Budget$370,800
Revenue$2,256,246
IMDb votes11,497