farce going on

Dorothy 2022-03-20 09:01:48

Master's work, he is always good at depicting various characters in a fixed space with a satirical hand.
In Britain after the First World War, people gathered under the roof of a certain nobleman for hunting parties (a characteristic of British nobles!). The guests who arrived one after another lived in luxurious rooms upstairs. The maids and waiters with luggage could only squeeze into the narrow space under the stairs. Under one roof, the strong contrast between the two worlds is the main line of the film (no surprise!). The ladies and gentlemen upstairs were intoxicated by the messages and the slanted shadows. And their seemingly humble servants, as soon as they returned downstairs, immediately became lively and eloquent. The film uses ambiguous, deliberately low-key British warm colors as the background. To outline those various characters in the manor. After the bland relationship between the characters is over, it is the climax of the film, and the male protagonist is killed. The various interpretations during this period also showed the powerful relationship between nobles and servants. Farce~
This film, after watching it for a long time, can express something~

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Gosford Park quotes

  • Morris Weissman: [after Jennings suggests Mr. Weissman choose his own breakfast items] Oh, like cafeteria style?

    Baron Raymond Stockbridge: The Englishman is never waited on at breakfast.

    Morris Weissman: Well, that's interesting, because an American is. I'll make a note of that.

  • Morris Weissman: Thank you, Mr. Jennings.

    Mr. Jennings: It's just Jennings, sir.

    Morris Weissman: Then thank you, just Jennings.