The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Peter Greenaway's first 'proper' film (often mistakenly referred to as his feature debut -- The Falls preceded this one), it's as gorgeous and well-composed as one would expect from a Greenaway film... yet it's also stiff and unconvincing. Lots of dialogue, too, but never really goes anywhere -- it just kind of ends up at the finale of least resistance. Some nascent traces of Greenaway's obsessions with numbers and lists can be seen here, as well as his ruthlessly sardonic sense of humor; Michael Nyman's lively score is a plus.
Grade: C+
Peter Greenaway's first 'proper' film (often mistakenly referred to as his feature debut -- The Falls preceded this one), it's as gorgeous and well-composed as one would expect from a Greenaway film... yet it's also stiff and unconvincing. Lots of dialogue, too, but never really goes anywhere -- it just kind of ends up at the finale of least resistance. Some nascent traces of Greenaway's obsessions with numbers and lists can be seen here, as well as his ruthlessly sardonic sense of humor; Michael Nyman's lively score is a plus.
Grade: C+
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