This film is not about murder

Stefan 2021-12-11 08:01:23

A country mansion in England, a shooting party, aristocrats, murder at night, everyone is a suspect? Sounds very Agatha Christie doesn't it? Well, it's not.

This film is not a murder mystery, rather, it is about the English aristocrats and the servant class, which is a tremendously interesting topic in itself. The aristocrats' snobbery and pretention is further discussed in Julian Fellowes' novel'Snobs' (Julian Fellowes : writer of this film, son of an English diplomat and is married to Princess Michael of Kent's first lady-in-waiting). The strange loyalty of the servant class, especially those who pride themselves for being the best servant (Mrs. Wilson in this film) can be observed from'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro. Although this film tried to illustrate how things'might have been' among servants from what they'should have been'.

Again, an interesting film if you are interested in the way the English aristocrats lived.

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Extended Reading
  • Ernie 2022-04-22 07:01:30

    It's too much of a story...there are too many characters and too much information, and the truth is shocking.

  • Garry 2022-04-21 09:02:12

    This piece is like maple dew tea, it will be outstanding after three or four times

Gosford Park quotes

  • George (First Footman): What's the matter with you?

    Albert: I just thought *I'd* be dressing Mr Novello.

    George (First Footman): And now you won't get to see him in his underdrawers. Better luck next time.

  • Robert Parks: Here we go again.

    Mary Maceachran: That's just it. I've never done a real houseparty before. Not properly anyway.

    Elsie (Head Housemaid): How come you got taken on as a countess lady's maid if you've got no experience?

    Mary Maceachran: She wants to train me. She said she didn't care about experience.

    Elsie (Head Housemaid): She didn't want to pay for it, you mean.