New in the Newmarket Shooting Script®series, the acclaimed screenplay of the newest film by Academy Award®-nominated director Robert Altman. Set in a magnificent country estate in 1932 Britain, Gosford Park 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 culminate in a murder. Ultimately revealing the intricate relations of the above and below-stairs worlds with great clarity, Gosford Park illuminates a society and a way of life quickly coming to an end. The book includes the complete screenplay by Julian Fellowes, based upon an idea by Robert Altman and Bob Balaban, an introduction by director Altman, 20 b/w film stills, and the film's complete credits. 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. 20 b/w photographs.
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