Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

  • Released: 2022-04-27
  • Runtime: 125 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History, Romance
  • Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Robert James-Collier, Lesley Nicol, Allen Leech, Laura Carmichael, Phyllis Logan, Dominic West, Hugh Dancy, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Joanne Froggatt, Jim Carter, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, Penelope Wilton, Fifi Hart, Jonathan Coy, Samantha Bond, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Imelda Staunton, Harry Hadden-Paton, Rodrigo Saavedra, Matthew Goode, Tuppence Middleton, Douglas Reith, Oliver Barker, Zac Barker, Eva Samms, Megan Barker, Joanne Frogatt, Sophie McShera, Jeremy Swift, Sue Johnston, Jonathan Zaccaï, Charlie Watson, Archer Robbins, Eva Samms, Karina Samms, Alex McQueen, Paul Copley, Alex MacQueen, David Robb
  • Director: Simon Curtis
 Comments
  • bwestbroker - 25 December 2023
    Michelle Dockery was miscast
    Loved the show and bought each year of the series but I never understood why Michelle Dockery was cast as Mary. Her accent was more pronounced than anyone else in her family..so that never made sense. They kept trying to present her as some BEAUTIFUL?? Intriguing woman who .is SO much in demand that it became ludicrous. Present a story line for her that makes sense or hire someone else for the role. She was a character with a position, the heir to an impressive estate but there is NO way this character SHE represented could ever be regarded as some in demand outstandingly beautiful woman. She WAS a woman who would inherit an estate,we were TOLD she was intelligent although nothing in her dialog or story supports that but most of the time she has a face that looks like her corset is tied too tight. Sybil actually WAS the beautiful smart daughter. Edith was kinder and smarter than Mary but constantly gets shoved aside for the character they want us to believe is the smart "beautiful" one. Finally Edith was allowed to shine..but never for more than a few seconds because for some reason were supposed to believe Mary is the "best" mother?,has the "best" marriage and is the one who deserves the most attention? So glad this movie finally took the focus OFF Mary ..if only slightly and made the story somewhere else. Although oddly they still try to turn the movie story around to recreate the fantasy "beautiful" unattainable Mary🙄Give it up! If we have to keep seeing her..make her a "person"..not some fantasy that simply isn't supported by how she looks.
  • disnotbetty-10195 - 5 April 2023
    same beautiful ''Downton
    Downton Abbey: A New Era is the second movie based on the wonderful British historical TV series sit in the early 20th century.

    The movie picks up right where the last one ended. It is 1928 and the Crawley family is back as well and their wonderful staff. Now the Crowley matriarch, Violet (Maggie Smith) has inherited a Villa in the South of France, from a mysterious man from her past, (the Marquis de Montmirail), who has recently died. So did Violet have an affair with Montmirai? If not, why did he leave his Villa to her? But Violet is giving it to her great-granddaughter, Sybbie, and sends Robert and Cora, (Hugh Bonneville & Elizabeth McGovern) to investigate the mystery of Violet's new Villa. Tom and Lucy, and Edith and Birdie of the family and Mr Carson go along to investigate the mystery of Violet's Villa.

    Back at Downton, in order to pay for the leaking roof, Mary (Michelle Dockery) and the household staff are left behind to host a Hollywood Movie Crew that is shooting one of the first sound pictures. "The modern world comes to Downton," - Cora I love the TV series and the movies are just as good, however if you have not seen the series you will be lost. I highly recommend the TV series. The most incredible cast I have ever seen.

    A New Era Is Really the same beautiful ''Downton Abbey'' I love on TV. This long continued story of a ''highly privileged''', very wealthy, English family and their loyal household staff have become so endearingly to me and most fans. I think the main reason is the Downton Abbey family's love and respect for one anther and their commitment to maintaining their principles and traditions of the old world of aristocratic English society... and of course there is MAGGIE SMITH. I Love Maggie Smith! I do hope there is much more to come.
  • hamish-35 - 29 December 2022
    Should have been a series
    This feels as if Julian Fellowes turned in the script for an 8-hour series, but was told by the producers to go away and shrink it down to a 2-hour movie, but to lose none of the plot elements.

    It never gives any of the major parts of the story, or any of the potential couplings, or the newly-discovered skills of our main characters, a real chance to be seen to grow.

    The new high-profile supporting cast members - in England or France - aren't given enough backstory or chance for us to understand their characters fully.

    Of course the cast are brilliant, the locations amazing, the banter as sharp as ever.

    However I feel this whole story would have been so much better as a series. As a film I think it fails.
  • rnmsn3dd - 6 November 2022
    Sad
    Not because of the story line which was actually almost captivating but it seems that the subplot of a silent film star finding it difficult to transition to talkies was more than a reflection of this attempt to bring the crawleys to the Big Screen. Nearly all our favs also looked uncomfortable portraying a less restricted, more modern, maybe happier character. Lots of standing around with bright smiles. Those who were hard to watch in the originals still can't act but the insipid script didn't help the rest. Oh well. You can't go home again and now with the loose ends mostly tied up, we don't need to.
  • cherold - 4 September 2022
    fan service nonsense
    You can't say a TV series has jumped the shark if it has actually ended. At this point Downton Abbey is over and you've just got these occasional movies. But if the story of this movie had been integrated into the series itself, this is definitely when you would say the series jumped the shark.

    It's all such nonsense. Filmmakers come to Downton Abbey. There's a trip to France. There's some romance. The characters do their usual schtick. The only thought seems to be let's take all that stuff from the TV series and give people some of the fun things they liked about it just kind of strewn about a bunch of other stuff.

    After this I find it unlikely that I would watch further sequel. Better to skip this and retain your good memories of the original series.