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

By: Hazel

Hazel — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:50:25 +0000

Hi, quite often the viewing of the body was in the home so that family and intimate friends could pay their last respects in privacy and a friendly setting. This happened with all of my grandparents. The undertakers then took the deceased to the church for the service. The interring of the body was for family only and about 5 invited guests. Mind you, this happened in villages not in a large city so it might be different there. I thought it was beautiful sending off a loved one from their own home.

By: Resa

Resa — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:46:51 +0000

I love the UK version for the actors but really love the house in Chris Rock’s version. I do have a question and I hope someone can help, Is the house in Chris’ version a Frank Lloyd Wright house? Sure looks like One. Thanks!

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 =-.