Gosford Park occurs as 2001 film, directed by Robert Altman. A screenplay was written by Julian Fellowes, based on an idea by Altman and Bob Balaban.

The period piece, the film is set inside 1932 at an English countryside manor. The class action of loaded Britons and their two American guests--all accompanied by their servants--own gathered at the house of Sir William McCordle for a weekend of pheasant shooting. The slaying occurs midmost of the nighttime. the plot so follows a traditional whodunit format, combining elements of the British murder mystery with those of the comedy of manners.

A film's admittedly central theme, nonetheless, occurs as learn of the British class system during the 1930s. In this regard Gosford Park follows in the tradition of Jean Renoir's 1939 film La règle du jeu, when well as a 1970s British television series Upstairs, Downstairs. Numbers of intertwining subplots detail the complex relationships among a characters, each above step & beneath, & a total of secondary themes come likewise explored. E.g., a film requires a subtle view intimate sir thomas more when you took the 1930s, and touches in gay issues as well. A film as well mentions a decline of the British Empire and the peerage system.

When a story is wholly made-up, a character of Ivor Novello is based on an actual celebrity of the period of time.

A film stars Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Ryan Phillippe, Stephen Fry, Kelly Macdonald, Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson, Camilla Rutherford, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, and Richard E. Grant.

It won a Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Helen Mirren), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director and Best Picture. It likewise won a "Alexander Korda award for the outstanding British film of the year" at a British Academy Film Awards in 2002.

A pheasant shooting scene is an court to the 1939 film La règle du jeu.

Tagline: Tea At 4. Dinner At Eight. Execution At Midnight.

Soundtrack: Composed by Patrick Doyle and Ivor Novello. Novello was portrayed by Jeremy Northam in the film.

Relationships between the characters (spoilers)

Sir William McCordle is married to Lady Silvia Isobel is the girl of Sir William & Lady Silvia Lieutenant-Commander Anthony Meredith is married to Lady Lavinia Raymond, Lord Stockbridge is married to Lady Louisa Freddie Nesbitt is married to Mabel

Mary Maceachran serves Lady Constance Trentham world health organization is Lady Silvia, Lavinia, & Louisa's aunty. Elsie is head amah & as well Sir William's lover Robert Parks serves Lord Stockbridge Henry Denton serves Morris Weissman, however is really an Western actor pretending to exist as Scottish.

Them young men world health organization arrive late to dinner come Rupert Standish, world health organization is interested around Isobel, & Jeremy Blond, world health organization late be intimate one of a kitchen staff.

Some plot elements (spoilers)

Anthony Meredith has the deal by having Sir William. Freddie Nesbitt is wanting to find the job. (spoiler) Freddie Nesbitt has had Isobel pregnant.

Cast

Maggie Smith - Constance, Countess of Trentham Michael Gambon - Sir William McCordle Kristin Scott Thomas - Lady Sylvia McCordle Jeremy Northam - Ivor Novello Bob Balaban - Morris Weissman Alan Bates - Jennings Richard E. Grant - George Helen Mirren - Mrs Wilson Eileen Atkins - Mrs Croft Emily Watson - Elsie Stephen Fry - Inspector Thompson Kelly MacDonald - Mary Maceachran Clive Owen - Robert Parks Ryan Phillippe - Henry Denton Tom Hollander - Lieutenant-Commander Anthony Meredith Geraldine Somerville - Louisa, Lady Stockbridge Charles Dance - Raymond, Lord Stockbridge Sophie Thompson - Dorothy Derek Jacobi - Probert James Wilby - Freddie Nesbitt Camilla Rutherford - Isobel McCordle Claudie Blakley - Mabel Nesbitt Natasha Wightman - Lady Lavinia Meredith Teresa Churcher - Bertha Jeremy Swift - Arthur Ron Webster - Constable Dexter

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