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It's 1939 Suffolk, England. Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires local archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to dig some mysterious mounts of earth on her property. He sees the potential for an unprecedented Anglo-Saxon find. When he makes a big discovery, prominent archaeologist Charles Phillips arrives to take over the dig. He brings in married couple Stuart Piggott (Ben Chaplin) and Peggy Piggott (Lily James). Edith calls in her cousin Rory Lomax (Johnny Flynn) to help. On 4 February 2021, the film was listed for nine BAFTAs, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Director, Leading Actor, Cinematography and Adapted Screenplay. [21] The nominations were announced on 9 March 2021. [21] At the awards ceremony on 10 and 11 April, the film did not win an award in any of the nominated categories.
Galuppo, Mia (29 August 2019). "Carey Mulligan to Star in Netflix Drama 'The Dig' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020 . Retrieved 15 November 2019. Stefan Gregory Scoring Simon Stone's Netflix Film 'The Dig' ". Film Music Reporter. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 . Retrieved 21 December 2020.
In addition, at the start, Basil takes the ferry across the river to meet Edith for the first time. I hope he didn’t pay the ferryman until he gets you to the other side. We’ve all been warned about that.
The acting was comprehensive and Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan were really quite brilliant(and I not a fan of the latter after that terrible body part movie, Never Let Me Go). I'm not sure I was left convinced by the formal interactions, and the ever-so clipped accents, we were in 1939, and serfdom disappeared some years ago! Whilst good there is no Oscar here as neither provided sufficient range within their roles. However, he went on to list a litany of liberties the film took, including some that went completely contrary to recorded events. The biggest issues, he said, surrounded the character of Edith’s cousin and excavation photographer Rory (Johnny Flynn), a wholly fictional creation who not only introduced unnecessary issues with several of the real life people, but also squeezed two pioneers out of their place in the spotlight. The Dig DVD is about an archaeologist who embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938. The film is directed by Simon Stone and based on a novel by John Preston. It fills in some reimagined holes in the historic excavation. Just like the ship that remained hidden for centuries, the insightful film is a study of characters who are also overlooked by others around them. It's a slow, steady exploration of people and things that disappear in time.As for the action - its just so good. Almost dreamlike at times - I found myself thinking of "The Go-Between" (also set in Suffolk, of course!) with dialogue over the top of action that is not taking place at quite the same time. Hard to describe, but its like memories.
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