The Draughtsman’s Contract

Iconoclastic filmmaker Peter Greenaway once said, “There are basically only two subject matters in all Western culture: sex and death.” Film lovers can see Greenaway put his camera where his mouth is today at Rice Cinema’s screening of The Draughtsman’s Contract and A Zed & Two Noughts. Zed (1985) tells the story of two grieving twins who become increasingly obsessed with animal decay after losing both their wives in a single automobile accident. Draughtsman (1982) is a mysterious, Restoration-era tale of murder and sexual intrigue involving an artist working under a very unique contract with a wealthy landowner family. This double feature is a rare chance to see Greenaway’s work on the silver screen — and an easy opportunity for film students to weird out their friends.
Sept. 21-23, 7 p.m., 2007