Gosford Park (DVD)

Academy Award winner for the Best Original Screenplay, Gosford Park is an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, with an array of complex characters and hidden agendas, in pure Robert Altman style, and a fascinating look at the class system and the master-servant relations of 1930's England. As a haunting party gathers at the country estate of Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas), no one is aware that before the weekend is over, someone will be murdered. Twice. While the police are baffled, the all-seeing, all-hearing servants know that almost everyone had a motive... With critically acclaimed performances by an all star British cast, Gosford Park is a pure delight.