The murder in question doesn't occur until a bit more than an hour into the film, and up to that point, Altman and screenwriter Julian Fellowes manage to establish efficient characterization for almost thirty equally important roles — important not in terms of plotting, but in terms of maintaining a fascinating perspective on early 20th
century aristocratic society.
Set in 18th
Century New Orleans, the game presents a little - known period of American history through the eyes of a woman caught between two worlds - the
aristocratic French
society of her father, and the African heritage of her mother.