Emma Thompson criticizes 'utterly unbalanced' movie romances between men and women
https://ew.com/movies/emma-thompson-criticizes-unbalanced-movie-romances/
shareA woman who cast herself in the role of a 19-year old when she was 35...
shareWell to be fair in the movie Elinor was 27 not 19, and she also changed the ages of Marianne, Edward, and Colonel Brandon to be a little closer to the ages of the actors. (and I do mean only a little)
shareEmma Thompson looks every bit her age. She didn't pass for 27 either.
I'm sure there were enough talented actresses at the time who were around the age of 20 and could've played the part as originally intended.
No argument here, I'm just saying that she did fudge all their ages so she could be in the movie with her friends and not have it so jarring. I mean book Brandon was 35 and I think Rickman was 49 at the time of the movie. I know it's not as jarring with men, like she argues in the article but there was no way Rickman looked in his late 30s.
I do enjoy this adaptation, but there are certainly others out there that have a cast more suited to the book characters.
I wasn't too happy with Rickman's casting either for the same reason. But turning a 19-year old girl into a 27-year old woman becomes way more problematic in Austen's world.
I don't completely disagree with her, but she's been guilty of a bit of ageism herself.
I honestly think that it was to show up Kenneth Branagh. They divorced the year it came out, so I'm sure there were issues before that, and maybe she just wanted to do for Austen what he did for Shakespeare.
That is just my speculation with nothing to base it on other than I'm projecting what I might feel. Haha
Hmm, you could be on to something. Who knows!π€·ββοΈ
shareActually, she was working on the s&s screenplay for ten years after being asked to write it by Lindsay Doran. Around 1993 (iirc) Doran got Sidney Pollock to read the script and hoepfully produce. He is the one who wanted Thompson to play Elinor.
shareLike I said, my thoughts were really more wishful thinking.
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she already showed up Branagh with her oscar/gg/bafta for Howardβs End (And noms for Remains of the Day), which is frequently suggested as the main reason their relationship went kaput.
It seems to me that they both had colossal egos so they were bound to come to grief sooner or later in the battle of ' Who's the most important one in this relationship ? '
Is Kaput a word?
shareYes!
shareYes ! There was another thread that mentioned Yiddish words some people aren't familiar with.
Heck, I'm as Goy as they come, but I still have enough cultural awareness to know Yiddish is a rich source of language. Not to Kvetch but Oy Vey ! You're a real Mensch, if I may say so.
Gee, thanks! I try to be.
shareSidney Pollock made that a stipulation when he read her script.
shareLol, no, the "official story" is that Ang Lee convinced her to take on the role because he was so impressed with her acting. And if you really believe that, you're even sillier than I thought.
shareI read that in multiple sources back in the 90s.
Condescending much?
Come on, you were way worse over at the Bridgerton board!π
Elinor being 27 makes no sense in the historical context, so even if Thompson was offered the role she should've refused because she should've known better having worked on the screenplay for 5 years.
Damn, Stratego vs. Emma Thompson.
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