Gosford Park
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Directed by	Robert Altman
Produced by	Robert Altman Bob Balaban David Levy
Written by	Julian Fellowes
Starring	Kelly MacDonald Emily Watson Maggie Smith Helen Mirren Clive Owen Ryan Phillippe Jeremy Northam
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Distributed by	USA Films
Release date(s)	7 November 2001 (LFF) 26 December 2001 (limited) 4 January 2002 1 February 2001
Running time	137 min.
Country	UK
Language	English
Budget	USD $19,800,000[1]
Gross revenue	USD $87,754,044[1]
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Gosford Park is an award-winning 2001 film, directed by Robert Altman. The screenplay is by Julian Fellowes, based on an idea by Altman and producer Bob Balaban. It features an ensemble cast including 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, Tom Hollander, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, and Richard E. Grant. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Download high resolution version (484x755, 55 KB)Gosford Park movie poster. ... 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The film is set in 1932 at an English country house. A party of wealthy Britons and Americans, all accompanied by their servants, gather at the home of Sir William McCordle for a weekend of pheasant shooting. A murder occurs in the middle of the night. The Plot presents the murder from the perspective of the servants. But rather than a simple mystery to be solved, the film uses the whodunit format to create a drama showcasing the tensions of the British class system. Many intertwining subplots detail the complex relationships among the characters, both above stairs (the wealthy guests) and below (the servants). The story is fictional, but features the film star Ivor Novello as a character. A country house is a large dwelling, such as a mansion, located on a country estate. ... The term Briton may have the following meanings: in a historical context: an inhabitant of Great Britain in pre-Roman times a descendant of Britons during a later period (e. ... Genera Ithaginis Catreus Rheinartia Crossoptilon Lophura Argusianus Pucrasia Syrmaticus Chrysolophus Phasianus † See also partridge, quail Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. ... The History of British society demonstrates innumerable changes over many centuries. ... Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. ...

Plot

In the rainy autumn of 1932, the snobbish Countess Constance Trentham (Maggie Smith) and her timid Scottish maid Mary Maceachran (Kelly Macdonald) travel by car from her estate to Gosford Park, her niece Lady Sylvia McCordle's estate, for a weekend hunting party. On the way there, they encounter the matinee idol Ivor Novello (Jeremy Northam) and his friend, Hollywood producer Morris Weisman (Bob Balaban), who are also on their way to Gosford Park. Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born 28 December 1934), better known as Dame Maggie Smith, is a two-time Academy Award, and Emmy-winning English film, stage, and television actress. ... Kelly Macdonald (born February 23, 1976) is a Scottish actress, born in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. ... Jeremy Philip Northam (born December 1, 1961 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English actor. ... Bob Balaban (born Robert Elmer Balaban on August 16, 1945) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and director, best known for his collaborations with Christopher Guest. ...

The guests are greeted by Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon), Lady Sylvia McCordle (Kristin Scott Thomas), and their daughter Isobel {Camilla Rutherford}. Besides Aunt Constance, Ivor and Morris, the guests include Sylvia's sisters Louisa (Geraldine Somerville) and Lavinia; their respective husbands, Lord Stockbridge and Commander Meredith; The Honourable Freddy Nesbitt (James Wilby) and his common wife Mabel (Claudie Blakley); Isobel's suitor Sir Rupert Standish (Laurence Fox); and his friend Mr. Blond (Trent Ford). Sir Michael John Gambon, KBE (born October 19, 1940), is an acclaimed Irish-British actor who has worked in television, film and theatre. ... Kristin Scott Thomas OBE (born May 24, 1960) is a British actress. ... Camilla Rutherford in Gosford Park (2001) Camilla Rutherford (born 20 September 1976) is an English actress and fashion model. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... James Wilby is a British actor for film, TV and stage, born in Rangoon, Burma on 20 February 1958. ... Claudie Blakley is a British actress. ... Laurence Fox filming Lewis in Oxford. ... Trent Ford (born on January 16, 1979 in Akron, Ohio, USA) is a an American actor and model. ...

Downstairs, in the servants' quarters, Jennings (Alan Bates) is the butler; Mrs. Croft (Eileen Atkins) is the cook; Mrs. Wilson (Helen Mirren) is the housekeeper; Probert (Derek Jacobi) is Sir William's valet; Lewis (Meg Wynn Owen) is Lady Sylvia's maid; George (Richard E. Grant) is the footman, and Elsie (Emily Watson) is the head house maid. The upstairs guests also bring along their own servants; every lady has a lady's maid, and every gentleman has a valet. Most notably, Lord Stockbridge's valet is Robert Parks (Clive Owen), Countess Trentham's maid is Mary Maceachran, and Morris Weisman's valet is Henry Denton (Ryan Phillipe). The servants are called by the name of their employers, e.g. Mary gets called Trentham. Noticeably without servants are the impoverished Freddy and Mabel Nesbitt. Freddy is having an affair with Isobel and blackmailing her about it. Alan Bates as butler in Gosford Park (2001) Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE, (February 17, 1934 – December 27, 2003) was a British actor. ... Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born June 16, 1934 in London, England) is a British writer and an award-winning film and theatre actress. ... Dame Helen Mirren DBE (born on July 26, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning English stage, television and film actress. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... Meg Wynn Owen sometimes formerly credited as Megwyn Owen is a British character actress. ... Richard E. Grant depicted as the unofficial Ninth Doctor. ... Emily Anita Watson (born January 14, 1967) is an Oscar nominated English actress best known for her acclaimed debut film performance in Lars von Triers Breaking the Waves. ... Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA winning critically acclaimed English actor, now a regular performer in Hollywood and independent American films. ... Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe Ryan Phillippe (pronounced Fil-lih-pee) (born September 10, 1974 in New Castle, Delaware) is an American actor. ...

Lavinia and the Commander are also impoverished after Sir William pulled out of the Commander's business ventures. Sylvia did the best out of the three sisters: William became rich as a factory owner, where he lecherously preyed on the young female workers, and he still flirts with any woman he sees. Aunt Constance depends on William's allowance for her livelihood. Sir Rupert is a youngest son "with the taste of a Marquis, but the income of a vicar," hoping to marry Isobel for her father's money. Mabel is mad that Freddy flirts with Isobel.

Downstairs, Robert and Mary are attracted to each other, and he tells her he will surprise her. At dinner, Henry Denton asks how many of the servants' parents were in service also. All raise their hands except Robert, who says he is an orphan. Denton acts suspiciously: his Scottish accent is off and he is very nosy. However, he gets to dress the movie producer, much to the chagrin of the starstruck footman.

At dinner upstairs, Morris tells everyone that his latest Charlie Chan mystery movie will be set in an English manor house during the weekend of a hunting party. Countess Trentham asks Morris who is the murderer in his movie; he won't reveal it, so the Countess assures him none of them will actually see the movie. Mr. Blond tells Rupert he should find a way to get past Sir William and marry Isobel. After dinner, Henry flirts with Lady Sylvia and she tells him to bring her a glass of milk at 1 a.m. and to keep her from being bored. Morris asks Henry if he will return to his room later that night; Henry says they shouldn't risk it. Mary wanders into the wrong bedroom and encounters Henry, who comes onto her strongly, under the impression that servant girls are easy. Mary fights him off, aided by Robert, who ensures that she escapes safely. After this, Henry goes to Lady Sylvia's room. Mary remembers that she has to wash the Countess's shirt, and goes to the kitchen to do it. There, she sees the fat kitchen maid, Bertha (Teresa Churcher), having sex with a man; when she goes back to her room, she sees Sir William and assumes it must have been him. Mary tells Elsie, who says that is impossible. 1938 titlecard Number One Son with the seat of his pants on fire in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ...

The next day, the upstairs men go hunting for pheasants, while the ladies have brunch and make fun of Mabel. During the hunt, Sir William's ear is almost blown off by a stray shot. Afterwards, the Commander irritates Sir William by insisting that he invest in his scheme.

During dinner the second night, Elsie daringly talks back to Lady Sylvia about her unfair treatment of Sir William. Henry tries to sleep with Elsie but she rejects him. Sir William angrily goes to his study. The rest of the upstairs guests go into the drawing room, where Ivor plays the piano and sings. The servants crowd outside the room to dance to the music. The Countess continues her snobbery and the women continue to avoid Mabel. Isobel gives Freddy a check to appease his blackmailing, but Mabel forces him to rip it up. Freddy and the Commander slip out of the room. In the study, Mrs. Wilson serves tea to Sir William, but he knocks it out of her hand and asks for whisky. Later on, we see a pair of legs walk out to put on muddy shoes, slip a missing knife out of a bag, go to the study, and stab Sir William in the chest. Louisa discovers the body. Jennings calls the police, who send an incompetent inspector (Stephen Fry) and put everyone under house arrest. None of the servants really care that Sir William is dead, except Bertha, who asks Mrs. Croft about the factory girls who Sir William impregnated. Mrs. Croft warns Bertha to not carry on the way she does or she will have to give up a baby for adoption. Bertha says she would never give up a baby in order to keep a job. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker and television personality. ...

The next day, the inspector questions many of the upstairs guests. The competent deputy inspector notices that there is no blood coming from the stab wound, suggesting that Sir William was first poisoned, then stabbed. The police question the Countess about her financial dependence on Sir William, but Mary lies for her. They also question the Commander's valet about the Commander's investment scheme. Henry Denton confesses that he isn't really Scottish or a valet: he is an American actor who will be playing a butler in Weisman's next film and was researching the role. George, the footman, gets revenge on Henry by pouring hot coffee into his lap. That night George interrupts Bertha and Mr. Blond having sex. It was Mr. Blond that Mary saw, not Sir William. That night Elsie tells Mary how she didn't love Sir William but didn't mind him. She also tells Mary what Sir William used to tell her: "Seize the day." Taking this advice, Mary runs to Robert Parks' room, saying she knows he didn't kill Sir William because he would have to hate him in order to kill him. Robert replies, "Cannot a man hate his own father?" He broke into the orphanage files and learned that his mother was one of Sir William's factory workers, who died in childbirth. Sir William was the man who dropped him off at the orphanage. Mary tells him that he didn't kill William, because he was already dead from the poison when Robert stabbed him. Robert grabs Mary and they kiss intensely. Mary runs back to her room.

The next day everyone is allowed to leave. In front of Mary, Lady Sylvia and the Countess discuss why Mrs. Croft and Mrs. Wilson are such bitter enemies: Mrs. Croft used to be a cook in one of William's factories, and Mrs. Wilson was a lowly factory worker. Now that Mrs. Wilson is the head housekeeper, Mrs. Croft is jealous. The Countess asks if there is a Mr. Wilson. Lady Sylvia believes Mrs. Wilson must have been married because she used to be called Mrs. Parks. Mary runs to confront Mrs. Wilson.

Mary asks how Mrs. Wilson knew Robert was her son. She says she saw the picture of herself on his night stand. She had been William's factory worker and had given up the baby in order to keep the job. William dumped many of his own illegitimate children into orphanages. She poisoned Sir William because she anticipated that Robert would wish to kill his father. Thus she has now made him untouchable: he can never be punished for the crime. Mary asks Mrs. Wilson if she will tell Robert Parks she is his mother. Mrs. Wilson says, "what good will it do?" After Mary leaves, Mrs. Croft, who is actually Mrs. Wilson's sister, consoles her, and tells her at least her son is alive, while Mrs. Croft quit her job but her son died of scarlet fever anyway.

Everyone leaves. Elsie gets a ride with Morris to London. Lady Sylvia invites Constance back for the funeral. Mr. Blond tells Rupert not to marry Isobel because she will not inherit Sir William's money until Lady Sylvia dies. The Countess tells Mary she dreads having to testify at a murder trial. Mary agrees, saying it could do no good anyway.

Themes

The film is a study of the British class system during the 1930s. A number of secondary themes are also explored. For example, the film takes a subtle look at sexual mores during the 1930s, and touches on gay issues as well.^{[citation needed]} The film also mentions the decline of the British Empire and the peerage system. Social class describes the relationships between people in hierarchical societies or cultures. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ...

The pheasant shooting scene is an homage to the 1939 film The Rules of the Game, which also studies class relations in a country house setting.^{[citation needed]} For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ... The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 film directed by Jean Renoir about upper-class French society just before the start of World War II. The film was initially condemned for its satire on the French upper classes and was greeted...

Production

Locations were filmed at Syon House, Brentford, Middlesex, for upstairs bedrooms, and Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, for the exteriors, staircase, dining room and drawing room.^[2] Syon House before the alterations of the 1760s Robert Adams plan for the reconstruction of Syon House. ... Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire is a neo-Palladian English country house, designed by Isaac Ware in 1754 for Admiral John Byng, the fourth son of Admiral Sir George Byng, which remains in the family at the heart of a 2500-acre estate seventeen miles from Hyde Park Corner. ...

Awards

Gosford Park won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the British Academy Film Awards in 2002. Fellowes as Lord Kilwillie Julian Fellowes (born August 17, 1949 in Egypt, although he is British) was an actor for over twenty years before winning the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 2001 for Gosford Park. ... Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. ... Bob Balaban (born Robert Elmer Balaban on August 16, 1945) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and director, best known for his collaborations with Christopher Guest. ... David H. Levy is an American astronomer. ... This page lists the winners and nominess for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

It also won the 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. // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ...

Cast and characters

Masters

• Michael Gambon as Sir William McCordle, an unsympathetic character, is "new money". He is married to Lady Sylvia, one of three sisters: Sylvia, Lavinia, and Louisa. Their father was the impoverished Earl of Carton. Sir William is a cad. He is the biological father of Robert Parks with his housekeeper, Mrs. Wilson. Parks was given to an orphanage and only recently understands his birth. McCordle also fathered a child with Mrs. Croft, the sister of Mrs. Wilson, but that baby died.
• Maggie Smith as Constance, Countess of Trentham, an insufferable snob who is the aunt of Sylvia, Lavinia and Louisa. Lady Trentham's allowance is under threat of being cut by Sir William. At this point in her life, Constance's only pleasures come from food, gossip and Schadenfreude.
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Lady Sylvia is Sir William's long-suffering wife. A good deal younger than he is, she is aware of his affairs but doesn't care as their marriage is an empty shell. Although she has a daughter by him, she is not aware that she is also Robert Parks' step-mother.
• Camilla Rutherford as Isobel, the slow-witted daughter of Sir William and Lady Sylvia.
• Natasha Wightman as Lady Lavinia Meredith, sister of Louisa and Sylvia.
• Tom Hollander as Lieutenant-Commander Anthony Meredith is married to Lady Lavinia. They are the only love match "above stairs". Anthony Meredith has a business deal with Sir William to supply the Sudanese army with equipment, which Sir William is planning to pull out of. The latter's death saves the deal.
• Charles Dance as Raymond, Lord Stockbridge, a war hero, is married to Lady Louisa.
• Geraldine Somerville as Louisa, Lady Stockbridge, sister of Lavinia and Sylvia, married to Lord Stockbridge. The marriage has caused Lady Louisa to drop in rank, as her father is an earl but her husband is only a baron. The order of precedence carries over into the staff in the Servants' Hall.
• James Wilby as Freddie Nesbitt. A rake, Freddie is married to Mabel, a middle class minor heiress he married for money but now disdains, having spent all her inheritance.
• Claudie Blakley as Mabel, Freddie Nesbitt's wife. She is disdained or pitied by the others, but treated kindly by Ivor Novello. It is implied that Freddie Nesbitt and Isobel had an affair; Isobel terminated the resulting pregnancy, for which a desperate Freddie is now blackmailing her.
• Laurence Fox as Lord Rupert Standish, the younger son of a marquess, who is interested in Isobel (and her future fortune)
• Trent Ford as Jeremy Blond, Lord Rupert's pragmatic and amoral friend
• Jeremy Northam as Ivor Novello, an actor, is Sir William's cousin; their mothers were cousins and were both teachers.
• Bob Balaban as Morris Weissman. A Hollywood producer who accompanies Novello to the gathering, in order to research country houses for a future Charlie Chan film.

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Servants

• Alan Bates as Jennings, the butler. Jennings had been a conscientious objector in World War I. He is worshipped by Dorothy the Still Room Maid.
• Helen Mirren as Mrs Wilson, the chief housekeeper. She is eventually revealed as Robert Parks's mother
• Eileen Atkins as Mrs Croft, the cook. She is Mrs Wilson's sister, and cherishes bitterness toward her in large part because the child conceived from her own illicit relationship with Sir William died, while Mrs Wilson's survived.
• Ryan Phillippe as Henry Denton. Denton is ostensibly Morris Weissman's servant, but is really an American actor researching a role and pretending to be Scottish.
• Emily Watson as Elsie. Elsie is the head housemaid and one of Sir William's lovers.
• Richard E. Grant as George, the sardonic, lascivious footman.
• Clive Owen as Robert Parks is valet to Lord Stockbridge. He is the illegitimate son of Sir William and Mrs Wilson, conceived when Mrs Wilson and Mrs Croft worked in one of Sir William's factories.
• Derek Jacobi as Probert, Sir William's valet.
• Kelly MacDonald as Mary Maceachran, Lady Trentham's lady's maid. Mary becomes a sleuth who uncovers the murderer, but chooses not to tell.
• Sophie Thompson as Dorothy the Still Room Maid.
• Meg Wynn Owen as Lewis, Lady Sylvia's lady's maid.
• Jeremy Swift as Arthur, a footman starstruck by the presence of Ivor Novello.
• Adrian Scarborough as Barnes, one of the footmen.
• Teresa Churcher as Bertha, a plump kitchen maid with a rather insatiable sexual appetite, whose lovers in the film include Sir William and Jeremy Blond.

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Outsiders

• Stephen Fry as Inspector Thompson, comically inept policeman, who never quite manages to finish saying his name without being interrupted.
• Ron Webster as Constable Dexter, Thompson's more perceptive assistant.

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Soundtrack

Gosford Park
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released	January 15, 2002[3]
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Decca Records

1. Waltz Of My Heart by Ivor Novello
2. Mr. Parks by Patrick Doyle
3. Gosford Park by Patrick Doyle
4. Bored To Sobs by Patrick Doyle
5. The Shirt by Patrick Doyle
6. And Her Mother Came Too by Ivor Novello
7. Walking To Shoot by Patrick Doyle
8. No Smoke Without Fire by Patrick Doyle
9. Scherzo In G by Patrick Doyle
10. I Can Give You The Starlight by Ivor Novello
11. What A Duke Should Be by Ivor Novello
12. Inspector Thompson by Patrick Doyle
13. Pull Yourself Together by Patrick Doyle
14. Life Goes On by Patrick Doyle
15. Secrets To Hide by Patrick Doyle
16. Only For A While by Patrick Doyle
17. Rather A Pasting by Patrick Doyle
18. Love Jam by Patrick Doyle
19. Why Isn't It You? by Ivor Novello
20. The Way It's Meant To Be by Patrick Doyle
21. Carpe Diem by Patrick Doyle
22. Good Luck by Patrick Doyle
23. Your Boy's Alive by Patrick Doyle
24. The Land That Might-Have-Been by Ivor Novello

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References

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External links

• Gosford Park at the Internet Movie Database
• Gosford Park at All Movie Guide
• Gosford Park at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gosford Park at Metacritic gives
• Gosford Park at Box Office Mojo
• Anatomy of a Scene:  Gosford Park, from the Sundance Channel website
• Where Did They Film that? Gosford Park
• Movie stills