Gosford Park2001
Gosford Park (2001)
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Critic Consensus: A mixture of Upstairs, Downstairs, Clue, and perceptive social commentary, Gosford Park ranks among director Altman's best.
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Cast
as Sir William McCordle
as Lady Sylvia McCordle
as Constance, Countess of Trentham
as Mrs. Wilson
as Mrs. Croft
as Mary Maceachran
as Morris Weissman
as Jennings
as George
as Ivor Novello
as Elsie
as Probert
as Isobel McCordle
as Louisa Stockbridge
as Raymond Stockbridge
as Insp. Thompson
as Henry Denton
as Anthony Meredith
as Robert Parks
as Lavinia Meredith
as The Hon. Freddie Nesbitt
as Mabel Nesbitt
as Lord Rupert Standish
as Jeremy Blond
as Arthur, Second Footman
as Lewis, Lady Sylvia's Maid
as Dorothy, Still Room Maid
as Lewis
as Bertha, Head Kitchen Maid
as Ellen, Junior Kitchen Maid
as beater
as beater
as Lottie, Junior Kitchen Maid
as Janet, Housemaid
as May, Housemaid
as Ethel, Scullery Maid
as Maud, Scullery Maid
as Albert, Servants Hall Footman
as Fred, Bootboy
as Jim, Oddjob Man
as Strutt, Gamekeeper
as McCordles' loader
as Renee, Louisa's Maid
as Barnes, Anthony's Valet
as Sarah, Lavinia's Maid
as Merriman, Constance's Chaffeur
as Burkett, Constance's Butler
as Constable Dexter
as Loader
as Loader
as Loader
as Loader
as Loader
as Loader
as beater
as beater
as beater
as beater
as beater
as beater
as Widget
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Critic Reviews for Gosford Park
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Taking advantage of a splendid cast, a sharply focused script and the fresh English setting, "Gosford Park" emerges as one of the most satisfying of Robert Altman's numerous ensemble pictures.
Gosford is fine, well-groomed entertainment, but the road it takes has already been well paved.
Altman's unexpected venture into Agatha Christie territory works a treat.
A scintillating comedy-drama and one of [Altman's] most richly moving and entertaining pictures.
Is there anyone but Altman who could have pulled off such an effervescent mix of satire, affection, and devastating rebuke? And attracted such an ensemble? And let everyone work at this high level?
Altman is a supreme artist-joker, and the jest this time is that the most American of film directors has given us a finely wrought British whodunit with the emotional layering of a first-rate novel.
Audience Reviews for Gosford Park
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Mrs. Wilson: I'm the perfect servant; I have no life. "Tea At Four. Dinner At Eight. Murder At Midnight." Well Gosford Park wasn't as amazing as I hoped it would be. It's packaged as a murder mystery, but really all it is, is servants gossiping about the higher class and the higher class gossiping about their fellow higher class. The whole murder thing only takes about an hour of the movie, and even then it doesn't really drive the film. The first hour and fifteen minutes of the film is devoted to getting to know the huge cast of characters. There's so many characters to keep track of. You got all these servants and maids, and then there's all the higher class. No wonder so much time had to be devoted to character development, there's just so many of them. We get to see the life of both the upper class and servants during a weekend stay at a rich mans house. Then the man whose house everyone is at is killed and a detective is brought in, who ends up questioning a lot of people. The movie didn't play out like your standard dinner party murder mystery, where someone is killed and everyone stands around in a big group and tries to figure out who did it. It's grounded, for better or worse, in reality. What makes this movie a worthwhile film is a huge and talented cast. Maggie Smith, Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Ryan Phillipe; and the cast goes on and on and on and on. My favorite performance came from one of the smaller names, Kelly McDonald who plays a maid and is the one who actually pieces the whole thing together and figures out what happened. The performances go a long way in keeping this slow meandering plot going. I can't say whether I liked this or not. I liked the idea of it and the acting was outrageously good. In the end though, I was left sort of underwhelmed. Hardcore Altman fans are probably in love with this film, but for me, it's just another movie, albeit with one of the best ensemble casts ever configured. Whether or not you'll like it will depend on your ability to watch really talky movies and still find it intriguing. I normally can, but by the hour mark I was kind of ofer the whole gossip thing.
Super Reviewer
Excellent movie! One of the best period pieces I've seen in a while.
One of the best and most noticeable features of this film is great cast. There are so many big names in this film, British names to be specific...in fact basically every English actor is in this. With this in mind, I had high expectations. The cast delivered. This film is wonderfully acted, with excellent performances from everyone, especially Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Emily Watson.
Another thing that really stuck out to me was how solid of a period piece this is. The film studies the British class system of the 1930's, and I really felt like I was therein the era. The sets were all stunning and elaborate, as were the wonderful costumes and props. Everything about the appearance of the film was top-notch. An extremely well made film.
Also the script was great...very powerful and effective. It deserved its Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The story that went along with that was also great. The film is slow, but it does eventually lead of to a murder. This is the main focus of the film, but at the same time it emphasizes the entangled relationships of everyone in the house. I think that's the reason this film suceeds.
Overall, I think this is a great film. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, this is a must-see film!
Super Reviewer
Gosford Park Quotes
| Raymond Lord Stockbridge: | Would you stop sniveling! Anyone would think you're Italian. |
| Constance Countess of Trentham: | what was funny? |
| Constance Countess of Trentham: | What was funny? |
| Henry Denton: | You Brits really don't have a sense of humor do you? |
| Elsie: | We do if something's funny, sir. |