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Release Date:
4 January 2002 (USA)
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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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Shooting Party
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Money
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Murder
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Country House
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 27 wins
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49 nominations
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(126 articles)
Interview: Lone Scherfig (An Education)
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Altman Back in Top Form
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Gosford Park (Italy)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief sexuality.
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Runtime:
137 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38606) |
USA:TV-MA (TV rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:15 |
Australia:M
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Ryan Phillippe was cast at the 11th hour replacing an actor who withdrawn.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Before William is killed, the dog is on the desk. When the killer enters the room the dog is at the killer's feet. When William is discovered dead, the dog is on the desk again.
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Quotes:
Elsie (Head Housemaid):
God, look at this, machine made lace.
Barnes: How couture!
Elsie (Head Housemaid): I hate cheap clothes. They're twice the work and they never look as good.
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Barnes: How couture!
Elsie (Head Housemaid): I hate cheap clothes. They're twice the work and they never look as good.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Top Gear: (2006-06-04)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Glamorous Night
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Who is who?Seating arrangements at the different dinner scenes
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It thrills me to say that after a string of stinkers ("Dr. T and the Women," "The Gingerbread Man") and so-so light films ("Cookie's Fortune"), Robert Altman has an unequivocally excellent film on his hands with "Gosford Park." It's a film that works on many layers and needs to be seen more than once for one to fully appreciate its resonance.
The film admittedly stinks as a murder mystery---it's almost funny how little Altman himself seems interested in the who-dunnit. But, typically for Altman, it's the deconstruction of the genre that he's interested in, not the genre itself. This movie isn't about a murder in a country house; it's a movie about class differences and people connecting (or not connecting) with one another.
It seems futile to mention stand out performances in a film filled to the rafters with stand-out performances, but I did especially like Emily Watson as a cheeky maid, Helen Mirren as the "perfect servant," and Kelly MacDonald as the novice lady's attendant who grows more than anyone else over the course of the film.
The film is at its best when it's probing the emotional depths of the story---it comes across as a bit too glib when the satire gets especially acidic (mostly with the Kristin Scott Thomas character), but like the best of his movies ("Nashville," "M*A*S*H," "Short Cuts") Altman knows how to control his own cynicism and doesn't let sarcasm rule.
With his on again-off again track record, we can expect the next Altman film to tank, so let's enjoy this one while we can.