No one describes snobs and boudoir wars like Julian Fellowes. The
Gosford Park
screenwriter
had built his first film
Downton Abbey
on a royal visit and a misplaced evening dress. Despite its biting irony and its meticulous reconstruction of the daily life of the happy people of this world, the well-oiled formula showed signs of running out of steam. The crossing of the Atlantic will have been beneficial for the Briton who delivers to HBO (and OCS here)
The Gilded Age
and regains his flamboyance. Nicknamed the
Downton Abbey
American, this series, as its title suggests, explores the "golden period" of the post-Civil War, the economic, banking and demographic explosion of the United States from the years 1870 to 1900. The fortunes of the magnates of steel, trade and speculation grow as fast as they melt in the sun.
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