SARAH SNOOK TO LEAD
NEW JANE AUSTEN MOVIE
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We watched Sarah in Dressmaker
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Although latest adaptation of Emma wasn't an overly successful affair (but it did have brilliant visuals), a new
Jane Austen movie is in works! As Hollywood Reporter informs,
Sarah Snook (who was nominated for an Emmy for her role in Succession TV series and we watched her in Kate Winslet's amazing Australian movie Dressmaker) will lead new movie version of her final novel
PERSUASION!
To be directed by Mahalia Belo, it is a romance of second
chances, telling the story of Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing
the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, finds herself
navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war
a wealthy and decorated captain. As Anne ponders missed opportunities,
she must consider her own regrets and unwavering, possibly unrequited
love. Are you excited about the new adaptation? The lead is certainly a
talented actress and a gorgeous woman.
BLACK NARCISSUS SERIES
GETS 1ST TRAILER & AIRING DATE
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Black Narcissus starts November 23rd
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In other exciting news from the period set genre,
FX has released the first trailer for their and BBC's mini series
BLACK NARCISSUS with
Gemma Arterton! The three episode adaptation of
Rumer Godden's novel will air all its three parts on FX November 23rd and they will also be available next day on
Hulu! Over at
BBC it will air in December. It is set in Mopu, Himalayas, in 1934 at a remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’, the location holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. During the latter years of British rule in India, ambitious young nun Sister Clodagh
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Gemma Arterton takes the lead role in the series
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(Gemma Arterton) heads a mission to a remote part of the Himalayas. The palace of Mopu has been donated by General Toda Rai, who hopes the Sisters of St. Faith will rid the ‘House of Women’ of unhappy memories connected to
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The three part series is adapted from Rumer Godden's novel
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his late sister, Srimati. Although Clodagh ignores the warnings of the General’s raffish agent Mr. Dean (
Alessandro Nivola), isolation and illness soon take their toll, with the haunting atmosphere of the palace particularly
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Alessandro Nivola takes the male lead in the series
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affecting volatile Sister Ruth (
Aisling Franciosi). As past and present collide, the arrival of the young General Dilip Rai (
Chaneil Kular) is the catalyst for an explosion of repressed desires that may end in a fatal confrontation. Late
Diana Rigg also stars alongside
Jim Broadbent.
Black Narcissus sounds like something that's done before when I first started reading its description, but it does sound unique towards the end. I haven't canceled Hulu yet, so I'll be on the lookout for it.
ReplyDeleteThere was a classic film on it, deary, it was a huge hit.
DeleteI really like Gemma, I should watch that one!
ReplyDeleteI was disturbed with the scene in which she shaves her hair off!
DeleteI want to watch it :)
ReplyDeleteYou must.
DeleteI would watch both of these, but Persuasion takes the win for me. I believe I told you before how much I love Jane Austen's novels. They remind me of novelas, just in an ancient time period. When we were touring a mansion in Rhode Island last week, I did a historical walk of the grounds and pretended that I was Elizabeth Bennet taking a stroll through the garden. (I even spoke in a British accent just to embarrass my daughter LOL).
ReplyDeleteUnlike you, I cannot stand Austen. I was massively pissed at college for having to study her as I don't consider her a classic writer but a cheap weekend novel scribe. Have you seen last Emma movie?
DeleteLol, she did get one thing right. Those “walks in the garden” are great exercise. I always thought, how many laps around the yard did they have to make. After seeing that mansion, it easily took me 30 minutes to walk the perimeter of the property! I haven’t seen it yet, but I will.
DeleteYou probably should, but it is very unusual... not necessarily in a bad way.
DeleteThen I've probably seen the classic and forgot all about it. It was really sounding like something I've definitely been familiar with before. My age is showing, I suppose, as I tend to forget a lot of things these days.
ReplyDeleteIt was with Deborah Kerr, deary. Won some Oscars too. I usually forget items from my shopping list but only when they ruin my usual routine at the shop, like when they are staffing goods in the stalls just when I am there so I cannot pick what I need and have to buy things outside at the greengrocers. I will forget bananas or lemons then. It is a tragedy for me as I don't live without them bananas and lemons and oranges.
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