
Set in the 1930s, the story takes place in an old-fashioned English country house where a weekend shooting party is underway. The story centers on the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, Sir William McCordle (Sir Michael Gambon). Getting on in years, William has become a benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on, secrets are revealed, and it seems that everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but h... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in the 1930s, the story takes place in an old-fashioned English country house where a weekend shooting party is underway. The story centers on the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, Sir William McCordle (Sir Michael Gambon). Getting on in years, William has become a benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on, secrets are revealed, and it seems that everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it?
Leave your thoughts about Gosford Park.
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottOften a rich pleasure to see, hear and think about. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerA love affair between performer and filmmaker. The director shows off his ardor by eliciting from his actors aspects of their gifts that they themselves may not have known they had. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThis territory is familiar if you remember the great BBC miniseries "Upstairs Downstairs," but Altman gives it a new twist with his restlessly roaming camera and incisively satirical approach. He's still near the peak of his powers. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversGosford Park abounds in scenes to savor. It's a feast, and one of Altman's best. |
| SlateDavid EdelsteinThe exhilaration is slow to build. It doesn't come from any one thing but from countless crosscurrents, tiny bits of color that fill out the portrait. |
| The New YorkerDavid DenbyAt a time when too many movies focus every scene on a $20 million star, an Altman film is like a party with no boring guests. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAt his best, Altman turns us into interlopers who have stumbled into a world that seems to predate us and persuades us it will continue to teem with life long after we leave the theater. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkIt ranks among Robert Altman's best work ever, and that its many satisfactions derive in large part from a superbly written screenplay by Julian Fellowes that has no equal this year. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenA virtuoso ensemble piece to rival the director's "Nashville" and "Short Cuts" in its masterly interweaving of multiple characters and subplots. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIn the best Altman manner there are no real heroes and villains, only people trapped by their vanity and ambition and the straitjackets of classism. |