Janet Suzman

Set in a richly exaggerated 17th-century England, Peter Greenaway’s sumptuous and sensuously charged brainteaser catapulted him to the forefront of international art cinema. Adorned with intricate wordplay, extravagant costumes and opulent photography, Greenaway’s first narrative feature weaves a labyrinthine mystery. An aristocratic wife commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman to sketch her husband’s property while he is away—in exchange...

After the suspicious death of her brother, a priest, Grace goes to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what happened. Once there, she uncovers murder, sacrilege, and a disturbing truth about her past.

This six tales of suspense examines the jealous, betrayals, and resentments that lead to tragedy.