Comments on: An English Country House in “Death at a Funeral”

By: Sharron

Sharron — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:57:51 +0000

I love the house in the American version even better. Very dark but stunning wallpaper – its virtually the same movie plot with an American twist.

By: Lauren (in PA)

Lauren (in PA) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:45:04 +0000

I love this movie, I love Matthew Macfayden, I love that version of P&P (though, truth be told, I wanted to not like it as I adore the Colin Firth version!)

Room With A View is my favorite movie of all time (and spent my college years pining for Rupert Graves), and I also love Enchanted April….I guess you’ve seen that too?

Love seeing both Matthew and Rupert in Miss Marples on PBS!

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By: hookedonhouses

hookedonhouses — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:23:23 +0000

Interesting! Thanks for clearing some things up, Katie. I was just on a house tour where I heard about the “closet taxes.” -Julia

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:12:38 +0000

The “coffin corner” IS a myth! Don’t believe everything you hear on house tours: take it from me I’m head guide at a house museum. Stories like these often start with one tour guide who comes up with a spurious but fun answer to a visitor’s question. The story gets passed from guide to guide and house to house. These myths are virulent and very very hard to get rid of–people like them because they’re more fun than the truth. Other prevalent house myths include “fainting couches”, “closet taxes”, “petticoat mirrors”, “furniture is smaller because people were so much shorter back then”. Those niches in tight stairwells DID help in moving all kinds of furniture up & down the stairs, and served as attractive shelves for vases of flowers, etc. Generally, funerals & wakes were held in the public rooms of houses–on the lower levels. No need to haul a coffin up & down stairs except perhaps if you lived in a tenement house.

By: hookedonhouses

hookedonhouses — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:09:54 +0000

I haven’t seen the remake yet but I heard some critics say they thought it was better than the original. I’ll have to watch it. Sometimes I can’t find out where a movie was filmed until the DVD comes out and there are special features or director commentary. Let’s hope they include that with this one! -Julia

By: BlueDee

BlueDee — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:53:02 +0000

OK … I’m officially through Googling for the location (City/State? Country? credits say was filmed in Culver City CA for studio work, but doesn’t list locations…) of the family home where the DAAF-2010 version was filmed. It is so lush and classic. I’m glad to have found your website – lots to pore over and enjoy – many thanks! Please post if you know locale of house in 2nd production. (BTW–I LIKED IT! The performances were great – and I think Dean Craig did an outstanding job of reworking his original screenplay to create an equally socially incorrect, yet Americanized version. I have to say could have done w/out the extreme graphic of Tracy Morgan/Danny Glover bathroom scene. YOIKS! Thanks much. [p.s. Peter Dinklage is amazing! I HEART PETER DINKLAGE!]

By: Janmary, N Ireland

Janmary, N Ireland — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:20:44 +0000

Yes – still a tradition here in N Ireland to have the coffin in the house, and either the main funeral service in the house, or a smaller private family service before leaving for the church/graveyard.

Never heard of this film – must look out for it.
.-= Janmary, N Ireland´s last blog ..Mothers Day Treats =-.

By: E. George

E. George — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:46 +0000

Hi Julia – yes I watched the awards over here it was from 12pm to 4pm very long I needed a nap after that you poor girl. I have this movie but have not watched it as yet but now I’m going to have to it looks great I agree with you the art work looks good, I don’t know if you have seen a movie called The Wedding Date with Debra Messing it is filmed in the UK if you haven’t please give it a go because the country side and village is very beautiful. Regards Esther from a much cooler Sydney..

By: Mel Bourne

Mel Bourne — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:26:18 +0000

The outdoor structure is called a summer house, I think, or a gazebo.

They always remind me of the Sound of Music where Liesl sings “Sixteen going on seventeen” to her boyfriend.