
Overview
R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.
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Crew
DirectorPeter Greenaway
WriterPeter Greenaway
Cast

Anthony Higgins
Mr. Neville

Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert

Dave Hill
Herbert

Anne-Louise Lambert
Sarah Talmann

Hugh Fraser
Mr. Talmann
Neil Cunningham
Thomas Noyes

David Meyer
Poulenc Brother

Tony Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Nicholas Amer
Mr Parkes

Suzan Crowley
Mrs Pierpont

Lynda La Plante
Mrs Clement

Michael Feast
The Statue

David Gant
Seymour
Alastair Cumming
Philip
Steve Ubels
Hoyten
Ben Kirby
Augustus
Sylvia Rotter
Governess
Kate Doherty
Maid

David Joss Buckley
Mr. Porringer

Vivienne Chandler
Laundress
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Keywords
adulterydrawing and paintingwitshiresouthhampton17th century
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026














