Diamond in the Rough.
A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
DramaRomancenewspaperlondon, englandnazienglandbutlercountry houseloyaltybritainhousekeeperemployertold in flashback1950s
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Character
Contemplative, earnest, grave and meticulous.
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- Anthony HopkinsJames Stevens
- Emma ThompsonMiss Kenton
- James FoxLord Darlington
- Christopher ReeveJack Lewis
- Hugh GrantReginald Cardinal
- Peter VaughanWilliam Stevens
- Ben ChaplinCharlie, Head Footman
- Paula JacobsMrs. Mortimer, the cook
- Patrick GodfreySpencer
- Michael LonsdaleDupont D'Ivry
Crew
- James IvoryDirector
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaScreenplay
- Kazuo IshiguroNovel
- Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography
- Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew MarcusEditor
- Ismail MerchantProducer
- Mike NicholsProducer
- John CalleyProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Good Night, and Good Luck. 200574% alikeBoth earnest, grave, meticulous.
A River Runs Through It 199271% alikeBoth earnest, contemplative, grave.
Letter from an Unknown Woman 194870% alikeBoth grave, earnest, contemplative.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire 201970% alikeBoth contemplative, earnest, prestige.
Both contemplative, meticulous.
The Remains of the Day 198985% alikeBook · Both contemplative, earnest, prestige.
Mad Men 200772% alikeSeries · Both contemplative, earnest, meticulous.
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Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
