Dream role or sequence….
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purple_lemon — 9 years ago(September 25, 2016 08:28 AM)
Poor Mia Wasikowska in 'Jane Eyre', they cinched her corset so tight they nearly cut her in two! Really if you like the story you have to watch the 'Jane Eyre' 2006 mini-series with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. It is beautiful.
Speaking of Mia Wasikowska have you seen her in the first season of 'In Treatment' (2008)? One of the best performances ever. Someone commented that they thought she might have sold her soul to the devil for her acting talent, but if she had she got her money's worth! Gabriel Byrne as her therapist was no slouch either.
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purple_lemon — 9 years ago(September 25, 2016 07:55 PM)
'In Treatment' was the first thing Mia did outside of Australia. She was 17 at the time and her performance made people sit up and take notice. It launched her career internationally.
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purple_lemon — 9 years ago(September 25, 2016 11:35 PM)
I wasn't all that fond of 'Jane Eyre' (2011) myself, but if you haven't seen her in 'In Treatment' you really don't know what your talking about.
Edit: And if you have seen her in 'In Treatment' you haven't got a CLUE what you're talking about
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trvscrosley — 9 years ago(September 26, 2016 01:22 AM)
I haven't, maybe I'll check it out sometime. I've seen her in AiWL, Jane Eyre, Crimson Peak, Madame Bovary, and Stoker and she is one note, wooden, and doesn't have the natural talent of emoting with her face and eyes. Once again, this is just my own opinion; others can possibly see something I'm not seeing.
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purple_lemon — 9 years ago(September 26, 2016 02:57 AM)
Well the big problem all actors have is being cast in quality productions that give them the opportunity to show off their particular acting talents. The only things I have really liked Mia in (that I have seen) have been 'In Treatment' 'Restless' and 'Stoker'. I think she was probably miscast in AIWL where to me she seemed more like Joan of Arc than Alice, but that may have been the Director's choice.
Be aware with 'In Treatment' (first season) that Mia (playing Sophie) is only one of the patients. She first appears in episode three and then in every fifth episode after that (8, 13, 18 up to episode 41) for a total of nine episode appearances.
Here is a short HBO promo clip about Sophie in 'In Treatment' if you're interested:
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(September 21, 2016 06:58 PM)
In most cases, remakes haven't worked out too well, but why shouldn't a great director take a shot at remaking an elite film that has relevance today? It wouldn't be just to copy the film for commercial reasons but done out of admiration for a great piece of cinema that audiences may be treated to in this day and age.
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purple_lemon — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 06:20 AM)
I would definitely like to see some of the old classics remade although 'All About Eve' isn't one of my favourites.
Personally I think Saoirse would be great in a remake of 'Rebecca' as the second Mrs de Winter.
One advantage of remaking the old films now is that they can be more explicit about the seamier side of things than they could in those days.
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CountJohn — 9 years ago(November 06, 2016 01:02 AM)
Comparisons between the romance in Brooklyn and On the Waterfront led me to envision her in a crime movie in the vein of On the Waterfront, where she's hopelessly in love with an angry young hooligan, with it possibly ending in tragedy.