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The Way We Live Now

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20012001
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 5h
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Shirley Henderson and Matthew Macfadyen in The Way We Live Now (2001)
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At the center of the story is Augustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Trollope describes him as 'something in the city', ... Read allAt the center of the story is Augustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Trollope describes him as 'something in the city', but the "something" part is not always clear. Within weeks of arriving in London, he annou... Read allAt the center of the story is Augustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Trollope describes him as 'something in the city', but the "something" part is not always clear. Within weeks of arriving in London, he announces a new company and promises instant fortune to those who join him in this scheme. Melm... Read all
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  • Stars
    • David Suchet
    • Matthew Macfadyen
    • Cillian Murphy
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  • Stars
    • David Suchet
    • Matthew Macfadyen
    • Cillian Murphy
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    • 31User reviews
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    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 7 wins & 12 nominations total

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    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Augustus Melmotte
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Matthew Macfadyen
    Matthew Macfadyen
    • Sir Felix Carbury
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Paul Montague
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Paloma Baeza
    Paloma Baeza
    • Hetta Carbury
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Cheryl Campbell
    Cheryl Campbell
    • Lady Carbury
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Richard Cant
    Richard Cant
    • Dolly Longestaffe
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Shirley Henderson
    Shirley Henderson
    • Marie Melmotte
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Tom Fahy
    • Butler - Grosvenor Square
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Allan Corduner
    Allan Corduner
    • Croll
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Angus Wright
    Angus Wright
    • Miles Grendall
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Miranda Otto
    Miranda Otto
    • Mrs Hurtle
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Stuart McQuarrie
    Stuart McQuarrie
    • Lord Nidderdale
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Tony Britton
    Tony Britton
    • Lord Alfred Grendall
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Oliver Ford Davies
    Oliver Ford Davies
    • Mr Longestaffe
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Helen Schlesinger
    • Madame Melmotte
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Douglas Hodge
    Douglas Hodge
    • Roger Carbury
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • Ruby Ruggles
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Marquis of Auld Reekie
    4 episodes4 eps • 2001
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    • Trivia
      Mrs. Hurtle indicates that the year is 1870. Trollope did his homework creating the fictional railroad enterprise. In 1870 Salt Lake City had almost three times the population of either Los Angeles or Denver, benefiting from the post-Civil War expansion westward and the booming silver and copper mines in the Intermountain West. Also by 1870 Salt Lake City was connected by rail to the Union Pacific Railroad and other smaller regional lines connecting to the mines. Building a railroad to haul ore from the US Rockies to a Mexican seaport on the Gulf of Mexico and to return with goods, supplies, and homesteaders made commercial sense and could easily have been supported in principle by a US Congress governed by America's Manifest Destiny.
    • Quotes

      Sir Felix Carbury: I may not be possessed of great wealth or property, but I am a baronet and a gentleman.

      Augustus Melmotte: And I'm not, you imply.

      Sir Felix Carbury: No! No, that's not what I meant at all!

      Augustus Melmotte: I think we understand each other very well. You're to provide the rank and position and I am to provide the money. That's the bargain. I buy my daughter a place in society by paying you to marry her.

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      Featured in The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope (2004)

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    a great performance by David Suchet
    We're still talking at home about David Suchet's performance, he's repulsive, horrifying, lying, charismatic, ugly, likable, credible and incredible. If he had been in an A movie, he could of had all the awards. I thought there weren't any actors like this around anymore. His character is Citizen Kane combined with Dracula, and he inhabits it with a vengeance. And the story! It seems to always be consciously paralleling the dot-com or Enron debacles, but isn't that what business has been like ever since stocks began?
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    • Apr 22, 2002

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 2001 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 紅塵浮生錄
    • Filming locations
      • Luton Hoo Estate, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • NOVA/WGBH Boston
      • Deep Indigo Productions
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    • Runtime
      5 hours
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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