'LOVE & FRIENDSHIP' PHOTOS
WITH KATE BECKINSALE
It's been an extremely slow week so far in the movie business, so I will entertain you today with something I've dug out recently: the first photos from two of the upcoming period set movies. Starting with the first poster and some photos from Kate Beckinsale's LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP which is premièring at Sundance this month.
Directed by Whit Stillman, and also starring Chloe Sevigny, Stephen
Fry and Xavier Samuel, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP, an adaptation of a
Jane Austen short 
story, revolves around beautiful widow Lady Susan
Vernon, who has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colourful
rumours about her
dalliances circulating through polite society. While
there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather
reluctant debutante
daughter, Frederica. Two young men, handsome
Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her
plans.
story, revolves around beautiful widow Lady Susan
Vernon, who has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colourful
rumours about her
dalliances circulating through polite society. While
there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather
reluctant debutante
daughter, Frederica. Two young men, handsome
Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her
plans.
'TULIP FEVER' PHOTOS
ALICIA VIKANDER & CHRISTOPH WALTZ IN STAR STUDDED MOVIE
Meanwhile, another period set movie we've been announcing for what seems at least five years now TULIP FEVER finally has some photos released revealing lead actors Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz, and also prince Harry's ex girlfriend Cressida Bonas. Set in 
17th century Amsterdam, the adaptation of Deborah Moggach novel, follows an artist (Dane DeHaan) who falls for a married young woman (Alicia Vikander) when he's commissioned to paint her portrait by her husband (Christoph Waltz). The pair then invest in the risky tulip 
market in the hope of building a future together. Dame Judi Dench also joins the cast together with Matthew Morrison and Tom Hollander, Jack O’Connell, Holliday Grainger. Dench will play the Abbess of St. Ursula’s, a rescuer of orphan children, and Morrison will play a drunken bohemian artist.
17th century Amsterdam, the adaptation of Deborah Moggach novel, follows an artist (Dane DeHaan) who falls for a married young woman (Alicia Vikander) when he's commissioned to paint her portrait by her husband (Christoph Waltz). The pair then invest in the risky tulip market in the hope of building a future together. Dame Judi Dench also joins the cast together with Matthew Morrison and Tom Hollander, Jack O’Connell, Holliday Grainger. Dench will play the Abbess of St. Ursula’s, a rescuer of orphan children, and Morrison will play a drunken bohemian artist.
Both look like great period pieces. Love the costumes!
ReplyDeletethe second one has such an ensemble cast
DeleteKate Beckinsale is beckoning me... She is a double fox, I tell ya.
ReplyDeleteHello, Dezzmeister! What you got cooking today?
Just saw her interview for E! at Sundance, she was otherworldly beautiful
DeleteI like the way she says, "Come hither, you blue devil, you."
DeleteShe does?
DeleteMultiple times.
Deleteher or you?
DeleteI have always thought it would be fun to be in a movie set in a different time because the costumes would be such fun to wear. What an experience for the actors! :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
and some of them only star in period set movies
DeleteA Jane Austen story I had not heard of? Wow. I thought that was a novel fragment, one she didn't complete before her death.
ReplyDeleteLADY SUSAN, yes
DeleteTulip Fever is going to be good. I read the book and loved it. It was fun to learn about the wild speculation on the tulip bulb market and the subsequent crash. Also the movie comes with the "Dench Factor"-an instant success.
ReplyDeleteI just wish it had the original cast. It was originally supposed to star Jude Law but he got older while the movie was waiting for production
DeleteThat's so sad-Jude getting too old to play the part. Happens to all of us though.
Deleteyes, gone are the dreams that we could play in Twilight remake :)
DeleteYou already sparkle in the sunlight dahlink:0)
Delete'tis because me is dezzling, dear :)
DeleteI should know that Jane Austen wrote short stories but I had no idea!
ReplyDeleteI only know because I mentioned the project years ago :) But then again, even though I'm an English lg and literature professor I can't stand Austen
DeleteI don't think she'd have trouble "securing a husband"
ReplyDeleteWhy not, Adam? :p
Deleteyes, why not?
DeleteHe's always so quiet.
DeleteDaisy keeps him obedient and quiet for sure :)
DeleteI think I'd really like Tulip Fever, but man! What is with those ugly neck pieces that look like bunched up coffee filters? Yikes!
ReplyDeleteBetween that, corsets and those massive bustles, women were imprisoned by clothes. I'm so glad they finally allowed us to wear trousers.
DeleteI do believe many of them had shorter lives thanks to fashion and being slaves to it
DeleteThe pressure on their internal organs had to be tremendous for those whalebone corsets.
Deletethe crazy thing is that so many ladies out there have a fetish of wearing them and even living in them. Beats me how they can handle it, I feel squished even in jeans and prefer my sweatpants :)
DeleteThe shoes for women are just as bad. We end up with spinal and hip damage from the way it throws our posture over. Me, I stick to trainers.
Deletedid you know that people didn't even have left and right shoe, but just one model for both feet until 18th century or something like that.
DeleteI don't get women who smash their body in corsets and sky high shoes. I think Allison is going to be one of them though and it drives me nuts. She came hopping down the stairs in some sky high Jessica Simpson heels and skinny jeans, looked me square in the eye and said, "I am going to be the kind of woman who dresses like this every day. High heels and skinny jeans, all day, every day." I like makeup and dressing up every now and again, but doing it every day is not my thing. I don't know where she is getting her fashion sense from! Mariah is complete opposite. Jeans, sneakers, not an ounce of makeup. Hell, half the time she doesn't give a flip if her hair looks decent or not. Two completely opposite kids!
Deletewhich is why Allison will probably have more fun every day :) I only can't stand seeing ladies in platform shoes, that is the ugliest thing I've ever seen!
DeleteWould those happen to be your Jessica Simpson shoes? :)
Corsets and sky high shoes... Sounds like a great title of a movie. Who is directing?
DeleteRon Jeremy
DeleteKate. Girl crush. :D
ReplyDeleteshe is very perdy
DeleteI'd like to see Love and Friendship.
ReplyDeleteThose 'ruffs' look extremely uncomfortable.
Have a good one, Dez.
you just sit all day in them and look pretty and never move :)
DeleteKate is drop dead gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteout of this world!
DeleteOoh! Historical film. Okay, I'm in.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear it!
DeleteAlso a Kate crush here! Thanks DEZ...
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