Dargo wrote: ↑January 8th, 2024, 2:52 pm
'Travels with My Aunt' ???
No, but the film was also adapted from a British novel.
Dang! Was sure I had gotten it here.
Can I ask if said old lady announces this trip to Paris earlier on the film (and as Maggie Smith did in TWMA) or later on and near the end of the film?
Dargo, don't you know it's cheeky to ask questions like that? But since you asked so nicely, I'll tell you that it was later in the film.
Here's another hint: the film was not nominated for any Oscars, but the director did win a Best Director Oscar for an earlier film.
An old woman announces that she's going to Paris.
The film is based on a British novel.
The old woman makes her comment at the end of the film.
The film was not nominated for any Oscars, but its director did win a Best Director Oscar for an earlier film.
And today's new clue:
The old woman has a line in the film which she repeats over and over throughout the film. The line (which is from the book that the movie is based on) is arguably one of the most famous lines from any British popular novel of the 20th century.
1. An old woman announces her intention of going to Paris.
2. The film is based on a British novel.
3. The old woman makes her comment about Paris at the end of the film.
4. The film was not nominated for any Oscars.
5. The director won a Best Director Oscar for an earlier film.
6. The old woman has a line in the film which she repeats over and over throughout the film. The line (which is from the book that the movie is based on) is arguably one of the most famous lines from any British popular novel of the 20th century.
7. The film was made before 2016. The novel was published before 1975. (This in response to Skimpole's guess about The BFG.)
Swithin wrote: ↑January 9th, 2024, 8:00 pmSo here’s a summary of the clues:
1. An old woman announces her intention of going to Paris.
2. The film is based on a British novel.
3. The old woman makes her comment about Paris at the end of the film.
4. The film was not nominated for any Oscars.
5. The director won a Best Director Oscar for an earlier film.
6. The old woman has a line in the film which she repeats over and over throughout the film. The line (which is from the book that the movie is based on) is arguably one of the most famous lines from any British popular novel of the 20th century.
7. The film was made before 2016. The novel was published before 1975. (This in response to Skimpole's guess about The BFG.)
More clues tomorrow.
Today's clues:
The film features an ensemble cast of accomplished and beloved British actors, most of whom are still working, although the actress who played the old woman has passed on.
The film was made for British television, although it was released as a feature film in theaters in the U.S., which is how I first saw it.
You must have seen something nasty in the woodshed, Skimpole, because that's the right answer! The old lady is played by Sheila Burrell, whom I've seen on stage many times. She was Laurence Olivier's cousin.
You must have seen something nasty in the woodshed, Skimpole, because that's the right answer! The old lady is played by Sheila Burrell, whom I've seen on stage many times. She was Laurence Olivier's cousin.
Great film, thoroughly enjoyable.
Your thread!
Growing up my father always referred to our outdoor storage buildings as the woodshed, even though wood was never stored there. Took me a long time to give up the same phrase. Goes back to his youth when the only heat the family had was wood stoves or fireplaces and wood was kept in the outside storage buildings.
The car is a 1958 De Soto Fireflite Sportsman hardtop.
But since you asked so nicely, I'll tell you that it was later in the film. 
