Saturday, September 9, 2017

The Viceroy's House

Kerry Monteen/Pathe
Who knew the public is so fascinated by the Partition, details of which are muttered by Edwina, as
she hands around the paratha, her head permanently tilted to one side as if she had picked up a twitch (not unlikely). Well, they're not. They are there to see Lord Grantham who has been chosen to sever colonial ties with India before taking his flying boat back to Barchester Towers... or wherever. Lord Mountbatten just doesn't have the same pull. But nor does he have the same avoirdupois as Grantham. As the real Lady Pamela said at the screening, "my father looked like a film star so why couldn't they find a film star who looked like him?" The reviews tend to ignore this but it really is the elephant in the room.

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