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Set in a magnificent country estate in 1932 Britain, Gosford Park(Academy Award, Best Original Screenplay; WGA Award, Best Original Screenplay)is part comedy of manners and part mystery. The film is a moving portrait of events that bridge generations, class, sex, tragic personal histories—and cluminate in a murder. Ultimately revealing the intricate relations of the above and below-stairs worlds with great clarity, Gosford Parkilluminates a society and a way of life quickly coming to an end.
The outstanding ensemble cast includes Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hollander, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Geraldine Somerville, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sophie Thompson, Emily Watson, and James Wilby.
In the acclaimed Newmarket Shooting Script Series format, the book contains the 151-page script with an introduction by director Robert Altman, an afterword by screenwriter Julian Fellowes, stills from the film, and the full cast and crew credits.
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