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Quintessentially British

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A love letter to all things great and British from their castles, theater, aristocrats and classic cars to quirky traditions and self-deprecating sense of humor. Did you know that the Queen's Buckingham Palace isn't even the largest in England or that the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland is based on a real person? There's so much to discover. Welcome to being Quintessentially British.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian The filmic equivalent of an inflight magazine article about all the grandest places to go shopping or sightseeing in the UK... Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2022 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Like an even more deeply researched episode of the original UK Antiques Roadshow. Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Charles Solomon FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) The ideal film for someone who went to London for a week for their freshman year of college and has never quite gotten over it. Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) This made me feel smarter and more sophisticated for having watched it. Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mutsureibo This saccharine take on Britishness, is a relentlessly narrow caricature of a people far more varied than the privileged strata portrayed here. Most of the British individuals interviewed are either actors, media personalities, lords and ladies, or purveyors of expensive suits, umbrellas, shoes and handbags. A new Britishness has arisen in the years since World War two due to immigration, the growth of the middle class and the colorful youth subcultures that are always present in British society. People are a lot more colorful, interesting and multi-cultural than this slice of one-percenters would have us believe. The makers of this documentary were not interested in truly exploring the breadth of British traits as they arise in contemporary life. They made a documentary for the Brit-curious tourist raised on Downton Abbey re-runs. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A love letter to all things great and British from their castles, theater, aristocrats and classic cars to quirky traditions and self-deprecating sense of humor. Did you know that the Queen's Buckingham Palace isn't even the largest in England or that the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland is based on a real person? There's so much to discover. Welcome to being Quintessentially British.
Director
Frank Mannion
Producer
Frank Mannion, Oxana Popkova
Screenwriter
Frank Mannion
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2022
Runtime
1h 37m