Gosford Park (DVD)

Gosford Park is set in November 1932 and combines murder mystery, character study, an analysis of the class system and drama. Gosford Park is owned by one Sir William McCordle. He and his wife Lady Sylvia invite members of their family and several friends to the house for a shooting party, coupled with lavish dinners and entertainment. The number of people in the house swells because almost all of the guests bring their sevants with them, so right ...
...Academy Awards. Running time; 132 mins Rated 15 Winner "Best Original Screenplay" (American Academy Awards) Winner "Best Director" (Golden Globe Awards) Winner "Best British Film" (British Academy Awards) Directed by Robert Altman Written by Julian Fellows Extras include Deleted Scenes, Directors' Commentary and the Making of Gosford Park. ...

Vixterbelle 22.03.2009 · Read full review
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Introduction As soon as I heard about this film, I knew it would be right up my street. Described as a murder mystery, it is set in a stately home in 1930s England. With a large number of famous actors and actresses, including Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Helen Mirren, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry and Clive Owen, it couldn't really go much wrong. And I wasn't disappointed, well, not too disappointed anyway - it takes a while before any action ...
...it's a must-see for anyone that enjoys crime fiction by writers such as Agatha Christie. The director Robert Altman, who came up with the idea for the story, along with Bob Balaban, was born in Kansas in 1925. He has written, directed and produced a number of films, although the majority of them are not particularly well-known. He is probably best-known for directing Alfred Hitchcock's TV show and writing the script for MASH. The plot Sir William ...

sunmeilan 09.04.2006 · Read full review
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...risible special effects. So reviewing Gosford Park will be a tricky one for me, as I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it, it was just okay. We don’t visit Blockbuster often but we had a childfree evening and it was my birthday, so Hubby and I went there and perused the video shelves. I love romantic comedies and chick flicks, Hubby isn’t keen. I hated The Matrix, he loved it. So we carefully inspected the videos trying to ...
...up Gosford Park because of the huge cast list – this film is literally stuffed full of well-known British actors. I watch a film often solely because of the stars in it, so this is always a draw. Hubby likes Stephen Fry. So we hired it and sat down to watch, Indian takeaway and Haagen-Dazs ice cream as an accompaniment. It’s a long film at 2 hours 17 minutes. However, the pace alters throughout the film, so it seems very long in parts ...

KarenUK 24.10.2002 · Read full review
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Impressed by the cast-list of Gosford Park, and by the reviews I had read praising it to the hilt, I rented the video, turned down the lights and settled back for a cinematic treat. Boasting more fine British actors than you could shake a stick out, and Robert Altman at the directing helm, this couldn’t fail to be anything but brilliant. Or could it? That Cast List: Maggie Smith ... Constance, Countess of Trentham Michael Gambon ... Sir William ...
...The Plot: Gosford Park is the country estate of Sir William McCordle (Gambon) and his wife, Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas). They gather the above ensemble at the house for a weekend shooting party. The party includes a countess, a war hero, an American film producer and the famous matinee idol Ivor Novello. As the toffs gather above stairs, their various valets and maids join the Gosford staff below stairs. So begins two separate but intertwining ...

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Gosford Park is a beautifully shot satire that comments on the servant master-relationship during the 1930's through the eyes of the servants in a country house over the course of the weekend when the master of the house is murdered - twice! It is a refreshing reinvention of the 'whodunnit'. I have to say that this was one of my 'must see' films at the time it was released, which was quite an achievement! With both 'Ocean's Eleven' and 'Gosford Park' ...
...of which is true of Gosford Park. Gosford Park is predictable (and compared to an action film it could be described as slow) but that is some of its charm. Quite frankly, anyone who doesn't have a pretty fair guess of who they think the murderer is should go and watch 'The Fast and the Furious' (don't get me wrong that is a good film - you just might as well leave your brain at the door.) This doesn't really matter though, because the murder only ...

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Gosford Park is a film that in many respects captures the quintessential behaviour and mannerisms of both those with the privilege of being upper class as well as those whose job it is to serve them. In November 1932 Sir William McCordle and his wife Lady Sylvia are gathering together relations and friends for a weekends shooting party. The guests themselves are an eclectic mix and bring with them a wide range of personal maids and valets that swell ...
...overall feel and tone of Gosford Park and I personally think that the entire mood of the era is captured extremely well and that the film itself seems to be more a snapshot of a period in history brought to life by the murder tale. The feeling of the era is brought to life through the decadent outfits of the guests upstairs as well as their behaviour, opinions and topical conversation. Downstairs the outfits of the maids, valets and cooks also reinforce ...

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Gosford Park is an old fashioned English film made by one of the great American auteurs of the twentieth century, Robert Altman. It has a huge array of acting talent involved and was released in 2001 to critical acclaim, at the time it won best original screenplay at the Oscars as well as a Bafta for the Best British Film, it was also lauded as a return to form for Altman whilst Julian Fellowes received similar praise for his script. Ok so that's ...
...Set in 1932, Gosford Park is a wonderfully elegant English country estate. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and Lady Sylvia McCordle (Kristen Scott Thomas) gather their closest friends and relations for a weekend shooting party. The film follows the various eclectic guests who have come for the weekend as well as the staff during this hectic weekend. The film is a comedy of manners and class, it has elements of farce and sex, as well as a murder. ...

paulie1975 29.09.2009 · Read full review
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Gosford Park is your typical "who dunnit" murder mystery... except that, in many ways, it is anything but a typicla who dunnit murder mystery. Featuring a cast absolutely loaded with star names, Gosford Park does indeed contain a murder, and there is a mystery surrounding who dunnit - but this is an extremely small part of the film, in fact it's almost a side point. The build up gives us a chance to see the tensions building between the different ...
...Other Details Director: Robert Altman Rated R for some language and brief sexuality (UK Rating: 15) Runtime: 137 minutes (didn't seem too long) Awards: Apart from an Oscar, Gosford Park won a staggering 26 further awards and 46 nominations from various associations. ...

CaptainDisaster 24.08.2005 · Read full review
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...the lovely country manor of GOSFORD PARK where they have all arrived for a shooting party. Already bored? stop reading this is not the film for you! Of course as these are the richest poeple they come with servant and all, already with so many characters a film that is enevitably going to be a whodunnit. Alas we forget the minor detail that someone is yet to die and of course it is the person that so many people had a motive or opportunity to do ...
...fragment of the film, the lead up is a little over stretched. The worst part is there is the enevitable contived sub-plot that has so obviously something to do with the not so tragic demise of the deceased! But bringing a little culture into my life the film was fine, if you are in the mood for it of course! There were fine acting performances from Ryan Phillipe but seems unfair to advertise Stephen Fry as in the film as the role of the incompetant ...

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I have tried to watch this film but the outcome is…..it bores me. The film is very long and nothing really happens at all in the first hour. Then somebody is killed and it turns into a whodunit Cluedo sort of thing, the trouble being by the time it actually gets round to who the murderer was you don’t really care and just want to leave. The film is set in a big country house, everybody is there for a shooting party. They are all rich ...
...Ryan Phillipe, who is the only interesting person in the film, does an excellent Scottish accent which would be the only reason to watch this film (that’s if you like Scottish accents). He is posing as a valet for an American film-maker but turns out to be an actor himself, you can predict this about ten minutes into the film. Soundtrack is non existent unless you enjoy mellow piano music sung in a cheesy ‘I am the greatest and love ...

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Unlike most period films Gosford Park spends as much time looking at the servants as it does at the people they serve. Set in 1932 on the sprawling country estate of Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) the story follows the events of a weekend shooting party and the tangled relationships of all those attending. With an ensemble cast including Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles Dance, Ryan Phillippe, Charles Dance, Emily Watson, Richard ...
...any one person to be declaired the 'star' however the performances of Kelly Macdonald, Clive Owen & Helen Mirren were outstanding. Directed by Robert Altman the film was typically confusing and laced with so many sub plots and twists it was sometimes hard to keep track of what was going on; and although by the end of the film the central story is told from start to finish the film lacks any sense of having a real conclusion and simply ends with ...

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This is one classic film. Good band of actors give a damn good reconstruction of the post world-war I stately britain (lords and ladies and their maids). This movie is the sociologists/anthropologists/historians treat. Flushed with hundreds of details about the period, meticulously directed to bring life to many of the features of the period and beautifully acted, this movie is a real gem. Only problems? It's my sixth year in britain, people think ...
...half of the movies dialogues!!! I really needed subtitles. So did a mate from Yorkshire that watched the movie with me! Oh well. I suppose that this problem was also what made the first part (pre-murder) of the movie slow to me (and the other opinion writer), however my attention was closely kept due to the wealth of tradition that was given out by the movie. Simply beautiful. For this reason, I wont talk much about it, go and watch it! Quickly! ...

sterghios 21.02.2002 · Read full review
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