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.
Mr. Neville
Virginia Herbert
Herbert
Sarah Talmann
Mr. Talmann
Thomas Noyes
Poulenc Brother
Poulenc Brother
Mr Parkes
Anthony Higgins is artist "Neville" who attracts the eye of the unhappily married aristocrat "Mrs. Herbert" (Janet Suzman). She concocts a plan to have her wicked way with him by commissioning him to sketch twelve aspects of their modest stately home in return for £8 per drawing and unlimited "access" to her person. When "Mr. Herbert" has to go away, that proves convenient for all and their contract is agreed and applied. Midway through his task, her daughter "Mrs. Talmann" (Anne-Louise Lambert) approaches our virile artist with another proposal. She is saddled with the foppish "Talmann" (Hugh...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$370,800.00
Revenue $2,256,246.00