The most “in” family in the UK

To the delight of millions of fans around the world, the most original British TV series to date, Downton Abbey (available on Netflix), continued on the big screen, and later in the so-called home theater.

After the first raid, which was shown in theaters in 2019 with a homologous title for the series and directed by Michael Engler, which resumed work as the sixth and final season ended, in the same year, due to the success of this first film, it was released. Downton Abbey, New Era. Yya is for sale on DVD and Blu-ray.

There is a change of director, with Simon Curtis behind the cameras, as well as on stage, because we will see some members of the aristocratic family outside of their usual environment. This estate, in real life, is called Highclere Castle, and has always been a key figure in the plot.

Thus, Mrs. Mary Crawley, and her faithful and qualified servant, shall coexist Downton Abbey For a month, for economic reasons, with the members of the film crew, while part of his family travels to the south of France to visit the beautiful villa left by the veteran mother’s lover Violet as an inheritance, without this he shows his relatives the relationship that they both maintained to receive such a fresh legacy.

Everything is sumptuous in this new production, in which the show is great, whether it takes place in England or that which takes place in France. The movie’s wardrobe deserves a special mention, a waste of elegance and versatility in the ladies’ attire. Anna Robbins recurs in that plot with Maja Messed. This impressive splendor has a cinematographer like Andrew Dunn, who knows how to make use of both stunning landscapes and interiors that show, once again, the splendor of a Victorian mansion. Everything is taken care of down to the smallest detail.

However, despite its undoubted qualities, as was the case in the first feature film made for the cinema, its best feature is still the entertaining character of Violet Crowley, played by Maggie Smith, who with her humorous and poignant comments manages to start the audience smiling. . In addition to the veteran actress, a long-running role is played by Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary), who appears to have been born to play a British noblewoman.

In the background of this film, as in the series, the union of that aristocratic family prevails despite the difficulties that are put in their way, as they are always helped by their service.

The challenge, as in the previous film, is to have the film’s entire choir cast, lords and servants, direct at some point. The gestures made at the beginnings of Talkies and the difficult adaptation of some of the stars are very effective.

If you loved the TV series, this sequel will not disappoint you because, by careful staging, it is a cinematic production that your eyes will feast upon.