Director of the film Downton Abbey A New Period: Simon Curtis
Downton Abbey A New Period Film Solid: Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Dancy, Dominic West, Laura Haddock, Jim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael
Downton Abbey: A New Age Film Score: 2 stars
Plus ca change, plus c’est the meme selected. Forgive the French, however this new immersion into the pastel, pastoral palimpsest of the English mansion would possibly promise a brand new period, by Hollywood and the South of France, however nothing actually modifications for the Granthams.
Nicely, one factor sure. A villa on the French Riviera falls into their laps, simply the type of reward wealthy individuals give different wealthy individuals, even when the connection lasted a complete “idyllic interlude” 60 years in the past.
That kicks off a so-called ‘New Age’ facet, with a lot lukewarm (by no means heated) hypothesis as to why Girl Violet Grantham could be the recipient of such devoted consideration from a French marquess she briefly met. It is precisely what you are considering.
The opposite facet pertains to the Granthams welcoming a movie crew to their stately Downton Abbey for a month, as they’re so pressed for cash that they cannot repair a leaky attic. In all different issues, presumably, there isn’t any requirement to tighten the pockets strings: nobody handles cash, not even a pockets, so you may’t be certain.
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Movies themselves are getting into a brand new period as sound movies burst forth. The silent film that Barber (Dancy) is filming in Downton nearly involves a halt consequently, till Girl Mary (Dockery) finds an answer that might not be as straightforward because it appears: why not begin recording dialogue? This turns the movie’s silent superstars, Dexter (West) and Dalgleish (Haddock), who had by no means made a sound movie earlier than, the other way up. Whereas Dexter rapidly finds his place, given his British origins, Dalgleish is beside himself together with his American accent and thus Mary reappears.
Daisy Mason at Downton Abbey: A New Period. (Picture: Common Footage)
There are some minor traumas to beat; some needs to be repressed; some joins to do; some others to be solely whispered; servants to be petted, saved pleased, and briefly tasted upstairs; and a marriage and a funeral to get the cutlery out.
However, in the long run, there are not any recessions right here. It is all the time sunny in Downton.