It was a father/daughter day because the rest of the family is away for a day or two, and it was effectively the last day of holidays for me. So we went out to breakfast, wandered through a craft market, and went shopping, which was where we bough the MFL dvd, because we had been joking about Groundsman Willie singing "Wouldn't it be adequate" on the Simpsons this week.
I had sort of forgotten the whole class class struggle aspect to the story, and the lack of respect shown by the upper class for the working class; the difference in morality between the middle class and the 'undeserving poor' as explained by Alf Doolittle; the incredible piss-taking of the upper class at Royal Ascot. I also noted (after reading on the Internet Movie Database ) that the 'educated' men speak their lines in pitch rather than sing - thus showing intellectualism and a lack of emotion, so my daughter and I had great fun listening carefully to Rex Harrison, and his performance, especially of 'I've grown accustomed to her face', noting how he changed between speaking and singing lines in the song. A fascinating insight!
A most enjoyable day.
