I liked all of those elements coming together in an unexpected field like archeology.
I loved the challenge of how to make this an unconventional period thriller, to ask, “what's going to happen?" and “what will they discover?” and “is the war coming?” and at the same time to make it an elegiac, poetic, longing film, tinged in sadness. What about the story was so moving for you? It was such a gripping page-turner that I had to change all of my preconceptions immediately. I saw this story, that on the surface seems a little dry-I mean, archeology is not the sexiest of all subject matters-and I was like, “Oh, it's not really my field of expertise or interest,” but then I read it and was so moved. I really discovered the story for the first time when I was reading the script, which was sent to me in 2015 or 2016. But a lot of people learned about it at school in Britain. I did go to primary school in the UK, so I'm surprised I hadn't heard of it. $17 at Amazon The movie’s a dramatized version of real events, but it is based on a true story. It’s based on the 2007 historical novel by John Preston as well as the true story of Edith Pretty, whose land-known as Sutton Hoo-was where what some call the most important archaeological discoveries in Britain (including a ship burial, possibly of a king) were unearthed in the early 20th century, and where excavation was ongoing as recently as the 1990s. As the threat of war looms over Britain, the operation to unearth the treasures on her land goes into overdrive archeologists will feud, museums will scheme, the notion of how history is presented will loom like a storm cloud over characters played by Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, and Johnny Flynn.
The movie, directed by Simon Stone, stars Mulligan as Edith Pretty, whose country estate is discovered to be home to some very important artifacts-buried, of course, deep beneath the ground. But what makes The Dig even more appealing is that despite how wild the story it tells might be, it’s all entirely true. Indeed, it checks all the boxes: gorgeous English setting, a ramshackle country estate, period-specific costumes, Carey Mulligan as a rich widow. There’s no arguing that The Dig, the new film premiering January 29 on Netflix, is a big, beautiful period drama.
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