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a b c Sykes, Rebecca Wragg (29 January 2021). "How accurate is The Dig? What's true and false in Netflix's Sutton Hoo film". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 . Retrieved 30 January 2021. I was excited to see a film that portrays 1930's England, and Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan are proven actors that bring a unique presence to their films. Archeology might be a tough sell for the premise of a film and it was these actors that drew me in. The first half gets it so right, it's just about the time period and characters digging while becoming excited as they unearth the past, it's rather simple yet these actors have no trouble keeping you interested. In fact it was refreshing to see English people presented on screen becoming excited over finding evidence of their ancestors and past to this ancient land given the current hostile attitude towards the English and Celtic peoples by particular political groups and media companies who like to remind us we have little culture and heritage. Wiseman, Andreas (8 October 2019). " 'The Dig': Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott & Monica Dolan Join Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes & Lily James In Netflix Pic Now Underway In UK". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021 . Retrieved 8 October 2019. Ralph Fiennes plays the character beautifully and carries the movie for the first half. Alas, not enough to make it interesting. In fact, as it transpires, Rory was a fictional character, so all he did was fill out the time. Cut him out, and you COULD cut it down to 90 minutes.
As others have mentioned, the 'action' takes place in the form of subtle dialogue, knowing glances, and the tension brought upon by an omnipresent looming war. For some, it appears this wasn't enough to keep them interested over the course of the film. Word to the wise: tell the true story, not all the other stories that screenwriters imagine must have been going on at the same time. His former employers try unsuccessfully to persuade Brown to work on a Roman villa they deem more important. They ignore Brown, who left school aged 12, when he suggests the mounds could be Anglo-Saxon rather than the more common Viking era.A tale of rivalry, loss and thwarted love so absorbing that I read right through lunchtime one day, and it's not often I miss a meal' Nigella Lawson Times Staff (19 November 2020). "Yes, Virginia, there are movies this holiday season. Here's where to find them". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020 . Retrieved 19 November 2020. The acting was comprehensive and Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan were really quite brilliant(and I not a fan of the latter after that terrible body part movie, Never Let Me Go). I'm not sure I was left convinced by the formal interactions, and the ever-so clipped accents, we were in 1939, and serfdom disappeared some years ago! Whilst good there is no Oscar here as neither provided sufficient range within their roles.
The acting by Carey Mulligan was magnificent and Ralph Fiennes was the one for this role and their performance was the outstanding thing in the whole movie. to all involved in 'The Dig' - the film is a treat for the eyes - the acting superior - production execution excellent - it is 2020's Best Picture by classic film making standards, despite being the biggest Oscar snub of the 2021 Academy Awards. The film runs under 2 hours, and it would have only required adding another 5-10 minutes to fully integrate Peggy into the story - Peggy is at a crossroads in her young life and her marriage to a man not interested in women forecasts a gloomy future - She gets sage advice from Edith Pretty (Mulligan) on seizing the day (and not to make the same mistakes she made). Kit, Borys (5 September 2019). "Lily James to Join Carey Mulligan in Netflix Period Drama 'Dig' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019 . Retrieved 15 November 2019. On 4 February 2021, the film was listed for nine BAFTAs, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Director, Leading Actor, Cinematography and Adapted Screenplay. [21] The nominations were announced on 9 March 2021. [21] At the awards ceremony on 10 and 11 April, the film did not win an award in any of the nominated categories.a b "Longlists, 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards". British Academy Film Awards. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021 . Retrieved 4 February 2021. a b c Bridge, Mark (29 January 2021). "Netflix drama The Dig unfair on Sutton Hoo archaeologist Peggy Piggott". The Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021 . Retrieved 29 January 2021. While the ensemble cast is highly competent, I don't see a particular supporting role having enough "spotlight momentum" to break-out and win an Oscar, although Lily James (Peggy Piggott) is a long-shot. Firstly, the acting was top notch. Fiennes, playing a subdued Indiana Jones, was superb as was Mulligan, amazing as a widowed, rich and dying single mother. The crescendo to the find was brilliantly done and the treasures within had so much potential, including the inquest. The Dig DVD is about an archaeologist who embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
I had never heard of the archeological dig in Sutton Hoo, so that made "The Dig" even more of a treat. Focusing on both the excavation of Anglo-Saxon artifacts and the relationship between the digger (Ralph Fiennes) and the landowner (Carey Mulligan), the movie has a lot in store. The setting on the eve of World War II further raises the stakes.Rory was also the point of a love triangle between real life archeologists Stuart Piggott and his wife Peggy. In The Dig, this is portrayed as a May-September relationship between the young, fresh-out-of-grad school Peggy and the older, closeted gay man Stuart. Problem is, none of that is historically correct. Jeffers says, in fact, that it is “staggeringly slanderous.” Such poetic filmmaking takes painstaking attention to detail in production to pull off at the level achieved in this film. Utilizing the beautiful cinematography of Mike Eley and deft touch of Film Editor Jon Harris, Director Simon Stone succeeds in elevating the The Dig to an elite level of film art. This movie started out well enough, with amazing performances by Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan, but unfortunately it gets bogged down by the introduction of various characters and unnecessary and excessive focus on their relationships.
Complete with elegant camerawork, a beautiful score and impressively atmospheric direction that makes it an eye-catching watch from the first few moments, The Dig has enough confidence and depth to keep you engrossed even if its story isn't advancing apace, something that's a lot harder to pull off than you may think. Rife, Katie (13 January 2021). "Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes delve for meaning in the sallow period drama The Dig". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021 . Retrieved 14 January 2021. Metaphors supporting Themes abound in 'The Dig' - "life is fleeting", "the search for meaning in our lives", "our relevance in History", and "is this all there is". Classic themes for dramas that are the eternal questions within our lives. The film intertwines those themes within the central characters, each conducting their own search for answers.
Jeffers had much more to say about the film and the related historical issues, and pointed anyone interested in the real story to episodes 104 and 105 of the BHP, where he discusses the actual events and the inventory of objects unearthed at Sutton Hoo. Edith Preddy (Carey Mulligan) surveys the landscape of Sutton Hoo in the Netflix original film "The ... [+] Dig." Netflix However, the film slowly begins to unveil how the historical context plays into its characters' personal lives and the fate of the dig itself, with dramatic focus shifting significantly in the final act, but just at the right point that the sudden arrival of the war into everyday life feels just like what it would have been like to experience it first-hand, taking over everything seemingly normal in an instant. a b c d e "2021 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Nominations". www.bafta.org. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022 . Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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