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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0018619186190
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Telavista
Manufacturer: Telavista
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Telavista
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 02, 2005
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 75401
Studio: Telavista
Theatrical Release Date: 1985-09
Editorial Review:
Description:
In October 1913, a group of aristocratic men and women gather for a shooting party at an estate in the heart of the British countryside. Assured and opulent, they move through the elaborate rituals of an Edwardian England country house-party. They dine,
Amazon.com:
Set in 1913 England, on the brink of what would be the war to end all wars, the British film classic The Shooting Party focuses on an assortment of upper-crust acquaintances who gather for a weekend of hunting and society niceties (billiards, cards, draping oneself in jewels the evening after stomping around all day in the muck). Presiding over the festivities is a masterful James Mason as Sir Randolph Nettleby, a sort of benevolent dictator of his breathtaking estate, as his family and friends dip in and out of the action, adhering to the strict code of class conduct for all of their affairs--sport, self-advancement, illicit love. Though the weekend is supposed to be a holiday, there is subtle, ominous foreshadowing in the very first scenes, of the men lined up in a meadow, as though troops on a battlefield, taking out ducks and hares with an almost dispassionate relish. Mason as Nettleby has rarely been better--crisp, bemused, comfortable in his role but not quite in his own skin. The score by John Scott is transportative. The film was remastered and rereleased on DVD in 2006. --A.T. Hurley
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Privileged Life in Another Era
Outstanding period drama about a weekend on a British country estate where family and friends have gathered to shoot birds. The cast is stellar, the setting gorgeous and the script spell-binding. During the visit, we get to know the characters quite well, watching them surreptiously exchange bed partners and secrets. The men in the shooting party are highly competitive, exact count is kept of how many birds are shot and by whom, a practice which ultimately leads to tragedy. By the end of the weekend, ... Read More
Rating: - the shooting party
an elegant depiction of english country life before the high tech world. a poignant look at family interactions in the upper middle classes.
Rating: - Finally on DVD.
Beautiful DVD starring James Mason as an aging Lord in Edwardian England.
It includes a stellar cast with names of the caliber of John Gielgud and Gordon Jackson.
The story shows the decline of the old Aristocracy in England, at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Last movie (at least as far as I know) by veteran James Mason, before he died, he still could catch your attention and keep you interested in the way he was working.
The transfer is the best ... Read More
Rating: - Yummy
I caught this movie on late-night TV one time, and wanted to own it. I hesitated to buy the original DVD because of the negative comments about the quality of the transfer.
I just got the new DVD and I'm watching it right now. It's like taking a bath in pure Englishness. The color is perfect English autumn - washed-out, foggy, muted, and the sound is perfect. James Mason is perfect as the tired, end-of-an-era lord, while Sir John Gielgud is perfect as the upcoming liberal society. In ... Read More
Rating: - Simply fabulous!
I have to say immediately that I have no technical knowlege concerning this DVD. I know absolutely nothing about film technology. All I can say is that I now own this movie in the DVD version by the BBC and it is simply fabulous. I never saw this either in a movie theatre or on video cassette so I have no point of reference concerning quality. The story appeals to me because of the subject matter and the quality of the casting. The location, costumes and makeup are simply the best. It is very much ... Read More
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