forever. >> and joining me now are two of the films stars jim broadbent and michelle dockery. i'm pleased to welcome both of you to the table. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> jim let me start with you because this is a book that won the man booker prize, a well-known novel and highly respected one. not i would think an easy novel to turn into a movie. and it features in the starring role, your part, a character who his own daughter calls, gives the nickname of muj 12, short for curmudgeon, not the most likable guy in the world. >> no, it is one of the things that drew me to it. he's a difficult man. and he's a rather self-centered man. and he claims he's happily divorced which doesn't really ring true. but he thinks he is. and he's living a rather selfish life with his own, in his own retirement. and his hobby of running a little camera shop. but then this legacy comes from the mother of his lost love, first girlfriend which throws his life into turmoil. and he actually finds out, i think through that, we find out that he's not as happy and as content as he claims to be

♪ are two joining me now of the film's stars, jim broadbent and michelle dockery. et me start with you. this is a well-known novel and a highly respected one. not, i would think, and easy novel to turn into a movie. it features in the starring role a character who is own daughter gives the nickname of "mudge" to, short for curmudgeon. it's one of the things that drew me to it. he's a difficult man, a self-centered man. he claims he's happily divorced which doesn't really ring true. he thinks he is. he's living a rather selfish life in his own retirement, he has a hobby running his own camera shop. from the mother of his lost love, his first girlfriend, which throws his life into turmoil. he actually finds out through that, or we find out, that he's not as happy and discontent as he claims to be -- happy and as content as he seems to be. anthony: the narrator says that we in our lives and that writing oral stories, and sometimes not very accurately. jim: the story we tell ourselves are the stories we told ourselves first. they get more and more remote from what reall

♪ anthony: joining me now are two of the film's stars, jim broadbent and michelle dockery. leased to welcome both of you to the table, thank you for joining me today. jim, let me start with you. won the booker prize. this is a well-known novel and a highly respected one. not, i would think, and easy novel to turn into a movie. it features a character his own daughter gives the nickname of "mudge" to, short for curmudgeon. not the most likable guy in the world. jim: it's one of the things that drew me to it. man, rathericult self-centered. he claims he is happily divorced. which does not ring true. but he thinks he is. he is living a rather selfish life in his own retirement with his hobby of running a camera shot. his legacy comes from the mother of his lost love, his first girlfriend, which throws his life into turmoil. he actually finds out through that, or we find out, that he's not as happy and as content as he claims to be. a point,the film makes the narrator says that we in our lives end up writing our own stories. and sometimes not very accurately. jim: yes, the stori

and playing by the incorrect jim broadbent, about how we can suffocate memory.about unraveling the truth and that how that affects his life once he unravels that. and how it affects his relationship with his daughter and his ex-wife. i'm so proud to be part of the film. it's just -- it's beautiful. it's a film that reallyys with you. >> it really does. has a twist. i love any movie that has a twist. >> people say since "downton" you're playing markedly different characters. do-to to a degree, do you feel in picking parts you've pushed away lady mary in the past? >> i would never push her away. i was fortunate that after "downton" the behavior came away. >> she's a hot mess. >> yeah, in the same way a multifaceted, you know, woman who, you know, i've been very lucky that i've gone from mary. of course, very different. modern, good behavior. >> so much. >> it's just i never know what's coming next. i mean amazing. and playing a woman like that is just -- >> and your american accent is so good. was that hard for you? >> i grew up on american -- you know, all aspect