Mrs. Herbert and her husband are having some marital difficulties, so he decides to take a two week holiday by himself. To surprise him on his return, Mrs. Herbert commissions an artist to paint twelve portraits of her estate. The artist agrees, but on the condition that Mrs. Herbert lend him the use of her bodily favors for those two weeks. When Mr.. Herbert is found dead in his own mote at the end of those two weeks, the artist is the prime suspect, and Mrs. Herbert believes the mystery can be solved by close examination of the paintings the artist did. Greenaway's film feels a bit like BLOW-UP, but examines a world far stranger than the one of its setting; it feels as though the film takes place in a parallel universe rather than the 17th century.

DVD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "Restoration Demonstration"
Deleted Scenes (4)
Behind the Scenes: Making Of
Interviews: Michael Nyman - Composer
Audio Commentary: Peter Greenaway - Director
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer

Anthony Higgins: Actor/"For Love Or Money"
Janet Suzman: South African Actress/In UK
Dave Hill: 
Michael Feast: 

Peter Greenaway: British Director/Screenwriter

Michael Nyman: Film composer

John Wilson: EDITOR\FOR P. GREENAWAY

"[I]t's one of his most accessible and enjoyable films."
"...An extraordinarily detailed picture....Greenaway is an original."
"...The way [Greenaway] explores the relation between fact and fiction, 'truth' and 'beauty' is ingeniously carried out..."