After Maggie Smith’s death (sniff), I went about rewatching some of my favorite of her performances, and I was thrilled to find Gosford Park (2001) available on streaming. This is such a great movie, which we’ve referred to many times on the blog but not done a full review of — maybe because it sometimes been hard to find? Whatever, I got it and screencapped (sometimes crappily, blame Amazon), and this will have to do.
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I don’t remember a ton of shiny frocks, but there are a few amazing ones! Mostly appropriate daywear, since this is meant to be a hunting weekend, as you probably explained in your post! Hunting-gear tends not to be as exciting!
I think I have watched this movie about a dozen times. Downton abbey definitely lacked its realism and cynism regarding the class system. And old lady Trentham was already at her best, witwise!
I watch it about once every five years, and always find something new to enjoy.
I really liked that the costumes weren’t really telling a story. They felt like what the character would have chosen to wear, they weren’t spectacular but appropriate, and did add to the story but not in the usual way.