But I love a number of others, especially PROSPERO'S BOOKS, THE PILLOW BOOK and NIGHTWATCHING.
I love his drawings too.
Originally produced for Channel 4 the film is a form of murder mystery, set in rural Wiltshire, England in 1694 (during the reign of William III and Mary II). The shorts, The Falls, this film, all amazing, funny, thought-provoking stuff.
"The Draughtsman's Contract" seems to be telling us a very simple story in a very straightforward way, but after it's over you may need hours of discussion with your friends before you can be sure (if even then) exactly what happened. Also impressive is the fact that he did the Draughtsman drawings himself.Too bad that much of his latter-day work (notably the gloriously overreaching, if uneven, Tulse Luper Suitcases project) has suffered from minimal distribution and critical blackballing, although the most recent, Nightwatching, struck me as a pale retread of Draughtsman's.Certainly, you have many highlights still to look out for - I gather the BFI will be releasing The Belly of an Architect on DVD/Blu soon. that I have ever encountered. The sketches themselves prove of an even greater significance than supposed upon the discovery of the body of Mr. Herbert. Parents Guide. THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT is a maddening elliptical mystery, one where plot is used for the purpose of the director's compositions, and the film is a fascinating hybrid of social commentary and the aforementioned avante garde, filmed as I recall in 16mm.My favorite Greenaway of them all happens to be the one that achieved the most popular success - THE COOK, THE THIEF HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER, as that film showed the director at his most entertaining and didn't compromise on the physical beauty and had a buffo Michael Nyman score to boot. But as I stated here on this thread I appreciate so much of his work, including the far different and abstract PROSPERO'S BOOKS and THE PILLOW BOOK, the excellent documentary on Rembrandt's NIGHT WATCH and the early shorts.Yes, THE BABY OF MACON is indeed on an all-Region disc now, but the original release, which I've owned since it first came out was Region 2 only. The Draughtsman’s Contract is the culmination of many themes that were developed in earlier films. Not a big fan of plots, him. It's the ultimate Greenaway film, and unparalleled in most every way.And The Cook, the Thief... has the clearest plot, if that's what you're interested in Greenaway for.Most of all, Greenaway is a comedian, and I have never found a comedian who can create so much hilarity without jokes (which is not to say that he doesn't use jokes).
I haven't seen any late Greenaway yet, but man do I love early Greenaway. The greatest.Of the first two films mentioned, one is an amazingly clever rumination on the implications of death (not the emotional reaction to it, as 99.9% of other films approach the subject), and the other is a thoroughly unpleasant treatise on unpleasantness which is so transparent that its innumerable layers become the most detailed investigation of provocation, point of view, exploitation, etc. As with much of Greenaway he virtually defines the term "an acquired taste."
That's my feeling on the matter, anyway.Greenaway has some pithy line about how we have yet to see films, just animated text. All region blu rays of A Zed and Two Noughts and The Baby of Macon are available. Greenaway is a candidate for the most interesting British director of the last 40 years, one of the few working in the high formalist European arthouse style, and hence destined to be more appreciated abroad (note that he went on to work with the same cinematographer as Resnais and Ruiz).
A brilliantly intricate all-encompassing analytical essay that stands among your very best. Being the British Hollis Frampton, Greenaway has invariably annoyed me.And this is one of his early funny ones.BTW, the unreleased The Baby of Macon can now be seen in its enitirety HERE. Smart and utterly original, The Draughtsman's Contract is a period piece that marks the further maturation of a writer-director with a thrillingly unique vision.
The Conversations is a monthly series in which Jason Bellamy and I discuss a wide range of cinematic subjects, from critical analyses of particular films to comprehensive filmmaker overviews. He does use a lot of wordplay, though, which is something else entirely.Just say no to Greenaway on Youtube! David Hockney sat next to me at the press screening of Porspero's Books here in L.A. After ten minutes he siged deeply and walked out.I sat through the thing. 100% TOMATOMETER
In The Draughtsman’s Contract the viewer is put in the position of the “draughtsman” [Brit-sic] a power-hungry man’s man.
The Draughtsman's Contract The nature of power, as played out through a sexual and economic game of class, property and inheritance, is the somewhat obscured subject of Peter Greenaway's masterfully baffling, frequently hilarious 1982 film The Draughtsman's Contract. If that's not Region 1, then you need to get a new map. as much as the next guy, but for someone who is already well versed in cinema and in early Greenaway I think it's one of the least intriguing to watch simply because it's one of the least singular. I have to resist the compulsion to watch them every time I put something else in. Your discussion of the use of language in the film is fascinating. |
The film takes place in 1694, in the English countryside. Each discussion is published at The House Next Door. 2008-2009 Summaries Plot Keywords 'Nightwatching' was very well done, if not on that same high level. There's a reason he and Nyman no longer work together. And yes, Greenaway is a list obsessive, bless his heart. As Sam says, hard to imagine that the plot is EVER a reason, let alone the reason, to see a Greenaway film. Again, the greatest.
David:THE BABY OF MACON has been out on a very nice Region 2 DVD for several years now, (with a blu-ray now available as well) but I am assuming you are referring to Region 1 release, in which case your link is absolutely the way to see it.The DVD does look great, but God what a bizarre film.
Should have followed his lead.LOL!!!!!!! His art in this film and especially in A Walk Through H is great, showing that he's really multi-talented. But I do like it still. Taglines Greenaway gets too distracted by own perversions and often winds up making unwatchable films (art pornos, really), but 'The Falls' and 'The Pillow Book', at least, are genius.
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