The Remains Of The Day
One of my all-time favorites. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson at their best. Without giving too much away - get ready for some heartbreak.
Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star in this moving story of a butler's steely devotion to his master and the high-spirited young woman who threatens to crack his reserve.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Remains-Of-Day/dp/B001EJTQK6/ref=pd_sim_mov_aiv_1?tag=theskin02-20
Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star in this moving story of a butler's steely devotion to his master and the high-spirited young woman who threatens to crack his reserve.
One of my all-time favorites. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson at their best. Without giving too much away - get ready for some heartbreak.
Howard's End
One of my husband's top 5 films of all time (and he's seen a lot.) Funny and tragic at the same time, Howards End focuses on the priviledged Edwardian class, those they looked down on and an unlikely friendship.
Howards End is E.M. Forster's beautifully subtle story of the crisscrossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic, but also surprisingly funny,
http://www.amazon.com/Howards-End-Vanessa-Redgrave/dp/0767817680
Howards End is E.M. Forster's beautifully subtle story of the crisscrossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic, but also surprisingly funny,
One of my husband's top 5 films of all time (and he's seen a lot.) Funny and tragic at the same time, Howards End focuses on the priviledged Edwardian class, those they looked down on and an unlikely friendship.
Gosford Park
This all-star cast, including Maggie Smith, make this one hell of a movie. Very Downton Abbey-ish with the interplay of upstairs and downstairs.
Directed by Robert Altman. With Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas. Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/
Directed by Robert Altman. With Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas. Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
This all-star cast, including Maggie Smith, make this one hell of a movie. Very Downton Abbey-ish with the interplay of upstairs and downstairs.
The Great Gatsby
One of my all time favorite books and the movie is pretty good too. Taking place around the same time as Downton Abbey but focused on the privileged class and snobbery in America.
Amazon.com: The Great Gatsby (1974): Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black: Amazon Instant Video
http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Gatsby/dp/B001K3KK0Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1357839615&sr=1-1&keywords=the+great+gatsby
Amazon.com: The Great Gatsby (1974): Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black: Amazon Instant Video
One of my all time favorite books and the movie is pretty good too. Taking place around the same time as Downton Abbey but focused on the privileged class and snobbery in America.
A Room With a View
A little different but with much of the same feel - a young couple in love with the backdrop of early Edwardian life, emotional repression and class divisions.
Nominated for eight Oscars in 1986, including Best Picture, and winner of three (Costumes, Art Direction and Adapted Screenplay), A Room With a View is the film that defined Merchant-Ivory as the masters of the romantic period piece. A brilliant...
http://www.amazon.com/Room-View-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B000RB9Q9S
Nominated for eight Oscars in 1986, including Best Picture, and winner of three (Costumes, Art Direction and Adapted Screenplay), A Room With a View is the film that defined Merchant-Ivory as the masters of the romantic period piece. A brilliant...
A little different but with much of the same feel - a young couple in love with the backdrop of early Edwardian life, emotional repression and class divisions.
A Passage to India
Not exactly the same but close enough if you've seen my other recommendations and a good movie nonetheless. Faithful in its adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, the movie focuses on British racism in colonial India.
Judy Davis, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Sir Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers. Directed by David Lean. Epic film following the journeys of a young English woman and her mother-in-law-to-be in late-1920s India.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Passage-India-Judy-Davis/dp/B000056KMW
Judy Davis, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Sir Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers. Directed by David Lean. Epic film following the journeys of a young English woman and her mother-in-law-to-be in late-1920s India.
Not exactly the same but close enough if you've seen my other recommendations and a good movie nonetheless. Faithful in its adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, the movie focuses on British racism in colonial India.
Cold Comfort Farm
It takes place in England though a little later than when Downton Abbey takes place. Much more fun/funny than DA too.
Kate Beckinsale, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley. She discovered a new branch of her family tree; unfortunately it's the one with all the nuts! The heartwarming, satirical tale of a young orphaned society woman who leaves the trappings of London for her...
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Comfort-Farm-Eileen-Atkins/dp/B00009IB1D
Kate Beckinsale, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley. She discovered a new branch of her family tree; unfortunately it's the one with all the nuts! The heartwarming, satirical tale of a young orphaned society woman who leaves the trappings of London for her...
It takes place in England though a little later than when Downton Abbey takes place. Much more fun/funny than DA too.
Enchanted April
I haven't seen this but it is now on my list! Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson play a pair of unhappily married women who rent an Italian villawith a crusty Englishwoman and a lonely aristocrat.
Two proper Englishwomen, determined to get away from their drab lives and innatentive husbands, find paradise in the serene countryside of the Italian Riviera in this enchanting adventure starring Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson. When the pair...
http://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-April-Josie-Lawrence/dp/B004SIP7D0
Two proper Englishwomen, determined to get away from their drab lives and innatentive husbands, find paradise in the serene countryside of the Italian Riviera in this enchanting adventure starring Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson. When the pair...
I haven't seen this but it is now on my list! Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson play a pair of unhappily married women who rent an Italian villawith a crusty Englishwoman and a lonely aristocrat.
Pride & Prejudice
Not the same period at all (Jane Austen first published it in 1813) but some of the same themes of dealing with manners, upbringing, morality,marriage,etc in early 19th century England.
One of the greatest love stories of all time, Pride & Prejudice, comes to the screen in a glorious new adaptation starring Keira Knightley. When Elizabeth Bennett (Knightley) meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen), she believes he is the...
http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Keira-Knightley/dp/B000E1ZBGS
One of the greatest love stories of all time, Pride & Prejudice, comes to the screen in a glorious new adaptation starring Keira Knightley. When Elizabeth Bennett (Knightley) meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen), she believes he is the...
Not the same period at all (Jane Austen first published it in 1813) but some of the same themes of dealing with manners, upbringing, morality,marriage,etc in early 19th century England.
Sense & Sensibility
It is one of my favorite movies and has much in common with Downton Abbey.
Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in this captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists and was named the Best Picture of the Year by the Golden Globes(r).
http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Special-Emma-Thompson/dp/0800141660
Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant star in this captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists and was named the Best Picture of the Year by the Golden Globes(r).
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It is one of my favorite movies and has much in common with Downton Abbey.
