Peter Greenaway Collection ( The Draughtsman's Contract / A Zed & Two Noughts / Drowning by Numbers )

Peter Greenaway Collection (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Draughtsman's Contract / A Zed & Two Noughts / Drowning by Numbers
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Fantasporto Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
333 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Behind the scenes
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1982-1988 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Peter Greenaway

Written By:
Peter Greenaway

Actors:
Anthony Higgins ..... R Neville / Mr Neville
Janet Suzman ..... Virginia Herbert / Mrs Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambert ..... Mrs. Talmann
Hugh Fraser ..... Mr Talmann
Neil Cunningham ..... Thomas Noyes / Mr Noyes
Dave Hill ..... Mr Herbert
David Gant ..... Mr Seymour
David Meyer ..... The Poulencs
Tony Meyer ..... The Poulencs
Nicholas Amer ..... Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowley ..... Mrs Pierpont
Lynda La Plante ..... Mrs Clement
Michael Feast ..... The Statue
Alastair G. Cumming ..... Philip
Steve Ubels ..... Mr. van Hoyten
Ben Kirby ..... Augustus
Sylvia Rotter ..... Governess
Andréa Ferréol ..... Alba Bewick
Brian Deacon ..... Oswald Deuce
Eric Deacon ..... Oliver Deuce
Frances Barber ..... Venus de Milo
Joss Ackland ..... Van Hoyten
Jim Davidson ..... Joshua Plate
Agnès Brulet ..... Beta Bewick
Guusje van Tilborgh ..... Caterina Bolnes
Gerard Thoolen ..... Van Meegeren
Ken Campbell ..... Stephen Pipe
Wolf Kahler ..... Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
Geoffrey Palmer ..... Fallast
David Attenborough ..... Himself - Documentary Narrator
Joan Plowright ..... Cissie Colpitts 1
Juliet Stevenson ..... Cissie Colpitts 2
Joely Richardson ..... Cissie Colpitts 3
Bernard Hill ..... Madgett
Jason Edwards ..... Smut
Bryan Pringle ..... Jake
Trevor Cooper ..... Hardy
David Morrissey ..... Bellamy
John Rogan ..... Gregory
Paul Mooney ..... Teigan
Jane Gurnett ..... Nancy
Kenny Ireland ..... Jonah Bognor
Michael Percival ..... Moses Bognor
Joanna Dickens ..... Mrs. Hardy
Janine Duvitski ..... Marina Bellamy
Michael Fitzgerald ..... Mr. 70 Van Dyke
Edward Tudor-Pole ..... Mr. 71 Van Dyke
Natalie Morse ..... The Skipping Girl
Arthur Spreckley ..... Sid the Gravedigger
Ian Talbot ..... The Police Detective
Roderic Leigh ..... The Policeman
Vanni Corbellini ..... The Hare
Jose Berg ..... Skipping Girl's Mother
Peter Jaques ..... Priest

Synopsis:

The Draughtsman's Contract: Mr. Neville, a cocksure young artist, is contracted by Mrs. Herbert, the wife of a wealthy landowner, to produce a set of twelve drawings of her husband's estate, a contract which extends much further than either the purse or the sketchpad. The sketches themselves prove of an even greater significance than supposed upon the discovery of the body of Mr. Herbert. A Zed & Two Noughts: Identical twins Oliver and Oswald Deuce lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. The brothers, who are zoologists, become obsessed with the death and decay of animals. They both have a relationship with Alba, the driver of the crashed car, who loses first one leg then the other. When Alba dies, the twins film their own death. Drowning by Numbers: Tired of her husband's philandering ways, the mother of two daughters drowns her husband. With the reluctant help of the local coroner, the murder is covered up. Her daughters are having similar problems with relationships, and tend to follow their mother's example, and the coroner becomes reluctantly involved in their murders as well. As the plot progresses, visual and spoken numbers appear in the scenes, counting from one to one hundred.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 24 January, 2020.