Das Leben der Gäste im Obergeschoss und der Diener im Erdgeschoss auf einer Party 1932 in einem Landhaus in England, als sie einen Mord untersuchen, an dem einer von ihnen beteiligt war.Das Leben der Gäste im Obergeschoss und der Diener im Erdgeschoss auf einer Party 1932 in einem Landhaus in England, als sie einen Mord untersuchen, an dem einer von ihnen beteiligt war.Das Leben der Gäste im Obergeschoss und der Diener im Erdgeschoss auf einer Party 1932 in einem Landhaus in England, als sie einen Mord untersuchen, an dem einer von ihnen beteiligt war.
- 1 Oscar gewonnen
- 36 Gewinne & 74 Nominierungen insgesamt
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesThe camera is always moving (if only slightly) in every shot as requested by producer and director Robert Altman.
- PatzerThe movie takes place in 1932 but some of the songs Ivor Novello sings for the guests didn't come out until years after, like "Glamorous Night" (1935), "Why It Wasn't You" (1937), "I Can Give You a Starlight" (1939) and "Waltz of My Heart" (1939).
- Zitate
[Morris Weissman is asked about his upcoming movie project]
Lady Sylvia McCordle: Mr Weissman.
Morris Weissman: Yes?
Lady Sylvia McCordle: Tell us about the film you're going to make.
Morris Weissman: Oh, sure. It's called "Charlie Chan In London". It's a detective story.
Mabel Nesbitt: Set in London?
Morris Weissman: Well, not really. Most of it takes place at a shooting party in a country house. Sort of like this one, actually. Murder in the middle of the night, a lot of guests for the weekend, everyone's a suspect. You know, that sort of thing.
Constance: How horrid. And who turns out to have done it?
Morris Weissman: Oh, I couldn't tell you that. It would spoil it for you.
Constance: Oh, but none of us will see it.
- Crazy CreditsThe cast credits at the end are separated between above stairs, visitors and below stairs, arguably listed in order of status within the British class system.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best Films of 2001 (2001)
- SoundtracksWaltz of My Heart
Performed by Christopher Northam
Composed by Ivor Novello & Christopher Hassall (as Christopher V. Hassall)
© Chappell/Music Limited
By Kind Permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd
One of the best aspects of film is how it illustrates that fine line dividing the master-servant social structures, and how often that line is crossed, reminding us that life is just a game of costumes and masks, and we're all the same underneath. While the story was reminiscent of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, where it's the mystery that captivates the audience, Altman goes beyond the mystery with Gosford Park by using the murder as a vehicle to draw attention to the human condition and class hierarchy.
On the downside, but to no surprise to fans of Altman's work, the movie is often hard to follow. His style of filmmaking involves entanglements of characters and subplots that don't appear to have much to do with one another at first blush, and Gosford Park takes this to the next level. Here, the murder takes place at the climax of this confusion, leaving you rather disoriented in the middle of the 2-hour-plus drama. Fortunately, the tone loosens up when a comedy-dim police inspector basically gets nowhere in his investigation, but the pieces start coming together through the other characters. The good news is that it all seems to come together in the end in a way that didn't require grasping every detail of every scene.
Despite its intricacies and confusing moments, there is so much more to Gosford Park that makes it interesting and enchanting. While it is clearly a sophisticated piece of film work with impeccable acting, directing and design, don't stress about not keeping up with it all the time. Sit back and take it in, and you'll feel satisfied in the end.
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Offizieller Standort
- Sprachen
- Auch bekannt als
- Muerte a la media noche
- Drehorte
- Syon House, Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich(interiors: upstairs bedrooms)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 19.800.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 41.308.615 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 241.219 $
- 30. Dez. 2001
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 87.754.044 $
- Laufzeit2 Stunden 17 Minuten
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.35 : 1