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      • Edith decides to donate the Sutton Hoo treasure to the British Museum, requesting that Brown be given recognition for his work. The film ends with Brown and his co-workers replacing earth over the ship to preserve it. As the end credits begin, text explains the fate of Edith and the recovered objects. Edith died in 1942.
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  2. Feb 8, 2021 · In the Netflix storyline, a widow named Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires an amateur excavator named Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to investigate her property. Meanwhile, the protagonist's son, Robert, shows an interest in astronomy while looking after his ailing mother.

  3. Feb 1, 2021 · Edith Pretty died of a blood clot in 1942 at the age of 59, passing on most of her nearly £400,000 estate on to her son Robert when he was only 12 years old. Robert went to live with...

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  4. Feb 2, 2021 · In Netflix's 'The Dig,' Carey Mulligan plays the Englishwoman responsible for the groundbreaking Sutton Hoo excavation. Here's the true story of Edith Pretty.

  5. Jan 29, 2021 · Carey Mulligan stars as Edith Pretty, an English widow who employs self-taught archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate several ancient mounds in her property. What they find changes the foundational understanding of the Dark Ages.

    • The Tragedy of Peggy & Rory’s Romance
    • How The Dig's Robert Pretty Symbolizes Hope & Fear During WWII
    • What The Dig's Ending Really Means
    • What Happened After The Sutton Hoo Dig

    Even though Peggy and Rory's romance is entirely fictional, the tragic subtext will certainly resonate with audiences. The characters share common interests, but they are destined to be apart for two obvious reasons: marriage and war. In terms of storytelling, The Dig makes Peggy a sympathetic figure because her husband is so painfully unloving and...

    Robert Pretty may seem like a minor character in Simon's Netflix movie, but he embodies all the hopes and fears of various characters. Through this storytelling advice, the boy is symbolic of what many people felt while living through World War II - at least those who weren't directly involved. Early on, there's a sense of childlike wonder that is ...

    In The Dig, a final act moment gets to the heart of the deeper meaning. At the 92-minute mark, Edith worries about her life and legacy during a car conversation with Basil. "We die, and we decay," she says, "We don't live on." Her bleak outlook sets up a moving commentary by Basil about humankind, and how we are all "part of something continuous." ...

    The Dig ends by teasing the inevitable separation of numerous characters, evidenced by audio from Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who announces Great Britain's entrance into World War II. A climactic visual shows Peggy and Rory embracing, which could very well be one of their last moments together. As for the real Peggy, she remained married un...

  6. Jan 30, 2021 · Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in The Dig, the Simon Stone-directed period drama premiering January 29 on Netflix. Here, Stone explains what made the story so appealing and why it’s made him...

  7. Feb 5, 2021 · In the summer of 1937, as the specter of World War II loomed over Europe, Edith Pretty, a wealthy widow living near Woodbridge, a small town in Suffolk, England, met with the curator of a local...

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