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Director:
Writers:
Robert Altman (idea) and
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Release Date:
4 January 2002 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Tea At Four. Dinner At Eight. Murder At Midnight.
Plot:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 27 wins & 49 nominations more
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(123 articles)
Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
 (From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 8:41 PM, PST)

Clive Owen: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 4 November 2009, 12:49 PM, PST)

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A review of a great film more (597 total)

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Gosford Park (Italy)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
137 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The hunting scene is a direct reference to the infamous hunting scene in Jean Renoir's La règle du jeu (1939) (The rules of the game). Renoir's story is about some aristocrats in a country house, a murder, and the interaction they have with their servants. more
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Continuity: During the build up to murder sequence, with Ivor Novello playing piano, Morris Weissman clearly leaves the room "to use the telephone". We see him at the telephone, but then he is back in the room again during later shots, but when the murder is discovered, he is still on the telephone. more
Quotes:
Morris Weissman: [after Jennings suggests Mr. Weissman choose his own breakfast items] Oh, like cafeteria style?
Baron Raymond Stockbridge: The Englishman is never waited on at breakfast.
Morris Weissman: Well, that's interesting, because an American is. I'll make a note of that.
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Who is who?
Seating arrangements at the different dinner scenes
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70 out of 84 people found the following comment useful.
A review of a great film, 28 February 2002

Violence, mystery, sex, and murder, Gosford Park has it all. Director Robert Altman once again takes the Hollywood formula and gives a unique twist. The story begins when aristocrats during 1932 gather at Sir William McCordle's (Michael Gambon) estate for a shooting party. The guests are wealthy people with their trusty servants. People arrive at the McCordle estate two by two and the traditions begin. The servants set up dinner for their masters and the aristocrats begin their personal routines.

The story moves on as the characters begin to establish their names and the audience learns their varying social status. The intertwining stories among the guests begin to surface and the audience begins to realize there is much more in this house than what meets the eye.

During the night one member of the elite group is killed. None of the guests seemed to be fazed by this event and are only upset by the inconvenience it sets up for their lives.

The only one troubled is Constance, Countess of Trentham's maid, Mary (Kelly McDonald). The story begins to focus on Mary, who discovers secrets among the visitors and leads the audience to solve the mystery.

The great aspect about this film is Robert Altman's abilities to bring the past to life. He pays excellent attention to detail and is able to recreate the feelings and morals during the time period. He emerges the audience into a film world filled with history and story. Throughout the film Altman visually shows the audience the contrast between social classes through his various shots, lighting techniques, and camera filters. His fluid camera movements visually portray foreshadowing and relationship among characters. These elements give the audience a complete understanding of the mood and atmosphere in the film.

I recommend this movie to anybody who has the patience to sit and focus on this excellent film. Although the beginning is appropriately slow moving and the characters names are difficult to remember, the payoff is worth the efforts. This movie is made for active film viewers and all Robert Altman fans.

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