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{{quote|''Tea at four''
''Dinner at eight''
2001 film directed by [[Robert Altman]], set in a large country house in 1930s Britain.
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A few days later, Sir William gets murdered.
More than just a basic murder mystery story, ''[[Gosford Park]]'' focuses more on the servants (so much so, there's one in literally every scene) and the division between both ends of the British class system than the rich murdered guy and his rich "friends". The whodunnit plot is used as a device to examine the characters and their relationships with one another, and as a reason for the film to come to an end.
Many of the scenes feature the ensemble improvising dialogue in character, and since the camera is seldom still, the audience drifts from conversation to conversation like an eavesdropper. There are also a lot of sub-plots, which would take forever to cover here.
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: {{spoiler|Jennings.}}
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Literally, by Lady Sylvia.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Have you read the article above?
* [[The Mole]]: Denton acts as one of the servants when {{spoiler|he is really an American actor
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Parks, Mrs. Wilson, and, to a lesser extent, Mrs. Croft. It's all revealed near the end.
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: The trailers and posters for the film made it seem like a somewhat lighthearted Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, when in fact the murder doesn't happen until ''very'' late in the film, is resolved just as quickly, and could hardly be called the focus of the film anyway.
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* [[The Reveal]]: A lot of things are revealed in the end. {{spoiler|Mary deduces a lot of the murder, and Parks and Mrs. Wilson fill in the rest for her.}}
* [[Running Gag]]: Inspector Thompson being interrupted every time he tries to introduce himself.
* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Upstairs is somewhere between this and [[
* [[Unrequited Love]]: Dorothy towards Jennings, who is ''very'' reluctant. This leads to her giving Colonel Meredith the following, epiphany inducing and love affirming revelation.
{{quote|'''Dorothy:''' I believe in love. Not just getting it, but giving it. I think that if you're able to love someone, even if they don't know it, even if they can't love you back, then it's worth it.}}
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[[Category:Mystery and Detective Films]]
[[Category:British Films]]
[[Category:Golden Globe Award]]
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