While Europe stands on the brink of World War I in Autumn 1913, Sir Randolph Nettleby hosts a weekend of shooting on his estate for European aristocrats.
While this is set in the Edwardian era, it is here because the subject matter has direct relevance to the imminent war.
“The movie develops quietly. There are vignettes of life in the great country house: a masquerade party, the backstairs games of the children, a small boy’s love for his pet duck, the sly intrigues and flirtations, the sometimes bitter private conversations between husbands and wives. The dialogue in the film is frequently at that level of very quiet, ironic economy.” – Roger Ebert
Starring James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud, Gordon Jackson.
Not rated.