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Lord Montagu FILM INFO RUN TIME: 80 min DIRECTOR: Luke Korem PRODUCERS: Luke Korem Russell Groves SCREENWRITERS: Luke Korem Bradley Jackson FEATURING: Lord Montagu Jackie Stewart Nick Mason
As the youngest member in parliament and sole heir to his family’s 7,000acre English estate, Lord Edward Montagu’s life was rich and privileged. All of this changed in 1954 when Montagu, then aged twenty-five, became England’s most infamous aristocrat when he was arrested for homosexual offenses and sentenced to a year in prison.
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Despite the odds against him, Montagu persevered to become a prominent national figure by turning his estate into one of England’s greatest tourist attractions and leading the way into a new era for the British aristocracy. Director Luke Korem’s entertaining film features never-before-seen footage from the Montagu family archives, interviews with family, friends and fellow aristocrats, and personal details from Lord Montagu’s own writings, to tell the story of his unconventional and often controversial life. A “second act” like no other in recent memory, Montagu’s startling fall from grace and his amazing return to prominence is a fascinating story that resonates on several levels.
About the filmmaker Luke Korem is an Austin, TX based filmmaker and Texas A&M graduate. Luke has worked as a director, producer, editor, and cinematographer on a variety of projects. In 2007, he created a documentary series for Rackspace, Inc., the world’s leader in web hosting, which chronicled the transformation of a 1.2 million square foot shopping mall into Rackspace’s new world headquarters. In 2009, his short film Your Future Husband won the coveted Funniest Filmmaker in Austin award.
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