THE DIG

★★★

Historical drama, PG-13, 112 minutes, 2021

A discovery by an amateur archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) on the property of a well-off widow (Carey Mulligan) might have far-ranging implications in this lowkey period piece. It maintains a dignified and restrained approach, even when the subplots pile up and the material gets a little salacious.

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