Downton Abbey: A New Era
A cinematic return.
Country
Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$92 651 384
Director
Simon Curtis
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge, Nigel Marchant
Camera operator
Andrew Dunn
Composer
John Lunn
Artist
Donal Woods
Audition
Jill Trevellick
Editing
Adam Recht
Whole Team (23)
Whole Team (23)
Short description
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.
What's left behind the scenes
- The fact that filming at Downton Abbey provided its residents with the funds to renovate the roof has a basis in reality. Highclere Castle was in a dilapidated state, but thanks to the filming of the first season of the series (2010-2015), its owners were able to replace the roof.
- In the image of Guy, played by Dominic West, one can notice features of the popular silent film actor Douglas Fairbanks, while in the image of Myrna, played by Laura Haddock, the features of Betty Balfour, a British film star of the early 20th century, are clearly visible.
- Robert and Carson (played by Hugh Bonneville and Jim Carter, respectively) appear tanned even before leaving for the south of France. This is because the scenes in France were filmed before they began filming at Downton Abbey. The filmmakers shooting in France had to spend two weeks in quarantine before the start of filming due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech (who played Tom), and Jim Carter often sunbathed.
- The wedding of Tom and Lucy (Allen Leech and Tuppence Middleton, respectively) was organized at Belchamp Hall in the county of Wessex, and the official ceremony took place in the church near Belchamp Walter (a country house in the Queen Anne style). Eight bells of the chapel (cast and installed between the early 18th and late 19th centuries) are not used, as it is now unsafe, so the chime of the bells had to be recorded elsewhere and overlaid on the image.
- The role of Tom and Lucy's baby, whom they show to their family at the end of the film, was played by Luca, the son of Laura Carmichael and Michael Fox (who played Lady Edith and Andy Parker, respectively).
- Michelle Dockery (who played Lady Mary) was asked to record her “aristocratic pronunciation” over Mirna’s London slang. According to the actress, in her youth she missed out on many roles due to her Wessex accent.
- The fact that Lady Mary’s pronunciation was overlaid on Mirna’s voice due to the latter’s overly noticeable accent is borrowed from the plot of Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly’s 1951 musical “Singin’ in the Rain”.
- When filming a sound film, the operator is shown turning the camera crank. In reality, all film cameras of the corresponding historical period had an electric motor inside, which was necessary to synchronize the image and sound, so there was no need to turn the crank.
- In the character of Guy, played by Dominic West, one can notice traits of the popular silent film era actor Douglas Fairbanks, while the character of Myrna, played by Laura Haddock, clearly exhibits traits of Betty Balfour, a British film star of the early 20th century.
- Robert and Carson (played by Hugh Bonneville and Jim Carter, respectively) look tanned even before departing for the south of France. This is because the scenes in France were filmed before production began at Downton Abbey. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the filmmakers in France had to spend two weeks in quarantine before starting production, during which time Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech (who played Tom), and Jim Carter spent a lot of time sunbathing.
- The wedding of Tom and Lucy (Allen Leech and Tuppence Middleton, respectively) was organized at Belchamp Hall in the county of Wessex, and the formal ceremony took place in the church near Belchamp Walter (a Queen Anne-style country house). The chapel's eight bells (cast and installed between the beginning of the 18th and the end of the 19th centuries) are no longer used as it is unsafe to do so; therefore, the ringing of the bells had to be recorded elsewhere and overlaid on the footage.
- The role of Tom and Lucy's baby, whom they show to their relatives at the end of the film, was played by Luca, the son of Laura Carmichael and Michael Fox (who played Lady Edith and Andy Parker, respectively).
- Michelle Dockery (who played Lady Mary) was asked to record her 'aristocratic accent' over Myrna's London slang. According to the actress, she missed out on many roles in her youth because of her West Country accent.
- The fact that Lady Mary's pronunciation was dubbed over Myrna's voice due to the latter's overly prominent accent is borrowed from the plot of the 1951 Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly musical 'Singin' in the Rain'.
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