Five Movies To Fill The Downton Abbey Gap Upstairs, downstairs and that bit in the middle Tweet
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The Rules Of The Game (1939) See it because it’s one of the greatest films ever made (currently number four on the BFI list, donchaknow) or see it because it’s got a lot of terribly rich people hanging out in a Downton-like country house; either way, you should find a spot in your collection for Jean Renoir’s superlative-defying film – although be sure to only refer to it as ‘La Règle Du Jeu’ in company, preferably while puffing on an unlit pipe. Renoir packs in adultery, murder, class commentary, the death of the ancient nobility, more adultery (hey, this is France) and a lot of small mammals being blasted into the middle of next semaine. And we mean A LOT. It’s basically The Killing Fields for rabbits.
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1	The Remains Of The Day = the real Superman Returns
	dont forget Christopher Reeve was great in ROTD. Hugh Grant was also in it More
	Posted by jackcarter on Friday November 23, 2012, 13:18
2	Weird!
	The picture of the cast of Downton Abbey on Empires homepage, if you do NOT look directly at it, it resembles the maw of a monster with drooling teeth... More
	Posted by Wangwog on Friday November 23, 2012, 10:06
3	Remains of the Day
	Um guys, you got the year wrong with Remains of the Day. More
	Posted by Xolelwa on Thursday November 15, 2012, 06:39
4	Nice!
	I love the idea that Downton Abbey is a gateway drug. I went through a spot of period drama fetishism this year and devoured (among others) The House of Mirth, The Wings of the Dove, A Room With a View, Chaplin and Howards End. I can recommend them all, although I never found out who Howard was or what was so special about his end. Arf arf! More
	Posted by Nicky C on Wednesday November 14, 2012, 13:30
5	Damn you
	Now got to watch Gosford Park. More
	Posted by tamsinlord on Wednesday November 14, 2012, 11:54

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