Talk:The Draughtsman's Contract

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Original long version
In a TV magazine I read that only the original long version of the film revealed how all the details of the murder fit together, and that this version is lost. Anybody know more? -- 790 10:28, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It seems unlikely to me that more of the same would be of any assistance in understanding this film. DavidFarmbrough 13:30 BST 14/ Jul 2005

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Genre?
The article currently describes The Draughtsman's Contract as a "British comedy-drama film", previously as a "British mystery comedy-drama film", and prior to that as a "British film". While there are elements of black or absurd comedy, to me the film seems to be essentially not a comedy. Can we come up with a better description? Period mystery drama? Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 22:46, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That struck me as well. I think Wikipedia--and people in general--have a compulsion to define and categorize everything and everyone, often to the point of distraction and misdirection. So I might err on the side of "British film" or "British period film". Eric talk 12:24, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

William Croft
I believe Pwyll is the source of this claim but I don't have access to the book to check or put the page number. I think I got it through interlibrary loan, but I may have just gotten it from the public library. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 14:44, 29 October 2022 (UTC)