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Released on Jan. 15 and currently available to stream on Netflix, “The Dig,” directed by Simon Stone, starts 2021 the right way in the world of cinema. Starring Carey Mulligan,
Last modified on Sat 6 Feb 2021 06.17 EST It was when she spotted #SuttonHoo trending on Twitter that Sue Brunning knew this was not going to be just like any other week. As the curator of the early medieval collection at the British Museum, and the guardian of the spectacular Sutton Hoo treasures, Brunning is well used to fielding interest in what are justly some of the museum’s best loved exhibits. But with the launch last week of The Dig, a major Netflix film about the dramatic discovery of the Anglo-Saxon grave and artefacts in a Suffolk field in 1939, interest in Sutton Hoo has surged.
At last, films and TV shows are realising that we don’t need to upbraid history The success of The Dig and It’s a Sin is proof that the past doesn’t have to be edited for us to find it affecting 4 February 2021 • 6:00am It's a Sin is a lesson in history, but has no need to retrofit it to contemporary sensibilities Credit: Channel 4 On the surface, it seems as if there is little to connect It’s a Sin and The Dig – apart from the fact that they have been the best things to watch during this latest lockdown. (Popular, too – it has just been announced that It’s a Sin is now Channe...
BASIL BROWN, played in The Dig by Ralph Fiennes, was the principal archaeologist behind the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. It is now considered one of the most important finds in Britain, the majesty of its 27-metre burial ship and 7th-century Anglo-Saxon treasures reframing historians’ view of the so-called Dark Ages. However, it was very nearly missed – and Brown wasn’t always acknowledged for his efforts. He was a self-educated archaeologist and astronomer, who spent much of his income as a tenant farmer and insurance agent on that education. Being an independent...
Screen time: 'The Dig' leaves some details buried By Jim Keogh Basil Brown is how I envision a proper British archaeologist. He shovels dirt all day wearing tweed. His face is dirty, but not filthy. He is spectacularly articulate about the treasures that lie below the earth’s surface, but mute about the secrets hidden within his own heart. He rides a bike … everywhere. He’s also the perfect man for the job of excavating a massive mound of soil and grass at Sutton Hoo, one of about a dozen dotting the countryside estate owned by Edith Pretty, a widow and single mother. Edith urges Basil ...