Le vite degli ospiti al piano di sopra e dei servitori al piano di sotto a una festa nel 1932 in una casa di campagna in Inghilterra mentre indagano su un omicidio che coinvolge uno di loro.Le vite degli ospiti al piano di sopra e dei servitori al piano di sotto a una festa nel 1932 in una casa di campagna in Inghilterra mentre indagano su un omicidio che coinvolge uno di loro.Le vite degli ospiti al piano di sopra e dei servitori al piano di sotto a una festa nel 1932 in una casa di campagna in Inghilterra mentre indagano su un omicidio che coinvolge uno di loro.
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- 36 vittorie e 74 candidature totali
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- QuizThe camera is always moving (if only slightly) in every shot as requested by producer and director Robert Altman.
- BlooperThe 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).
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[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.
- Curiosità sui creditiThe 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.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best Films of 2001 (2001)
- Colonne sonoreWaltz 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
My plot summary suggests that this is a sort of murder mystery and that this will act as the driving force behind the narrative, however this is not the case and in reality the film is much more about the characters and relationships than it is about the murder. To this end the film will annoy some people who are perhaps not used to the sort of film that Altman produces and will be looking for the mystery aspect to be the all. However, I found the rather free-wheeling ensemble approach to be very enjoyable and the first hour moved quickly by thanks to the natural interactions and relationships and it was actually the mystery aspect that didn't work as well because it required too sudden a change in pace a change that the material seemed to resist and hamper. Despite this it does still work mainly because the Oscar winning writing brings out such convincing relationships and social politics, making it enjoyable and interesting throughout. The direction is great; the use of two cameras in group scenes means that the actors seem to flow around as naturally as their dialogue would suggest few seem forced to act to a fixed point and seem more realistic.
Considering the talent on board, it is not surprising that nobody really upstages anyone in particular and the ensemble feel is strong. Smith, Gambon, Thomas, Dance, Northam, Balaban and others make the upstairs fizzle with snobbery and unspoken resentments. Meanwhile the downstairs staff are just as well drawn and delivered by Mirren, Owen, Jacobi, Watson, Bates, Grant, Atkins and others. Stephen Fry is fairly minor within the plot but he is delightfully comic, even if he doesn't quite fit into the film that well.
Overall this is a classy film very much in the Altman style an ensemble piece of characters and relationships that we are left to drift within. Some viewers will find it frustrating that it takes so long to get to the point where the mystery kicks in but I actually found this to be the weaker aspect of the film and the most enjoyable parts were the well written characters and dialogue, which deservedly won Fellowes his Oscar.
- bob the moo
- 1 mag 2005
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- Data di uscita
- Paesi di origine
- Sito ufficiale
- Lingue
- Celebre anche come
- Muerte a la media noche
- Luoghi delle riprese
- Syon House, Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito(interiors: upstairs bedrooms)
- Aziende produttrici
- Vedi altri crediti dell’azienda su IMDbPro
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- Budget
- 19.800.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 41.308.615 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 241.219 USD
- 30 dic 2001
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 87.754.044 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 17 minuti
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.35 : 1