Posted on 08/15/2012 6:01:18 AM PDT by C19fan
At 46 she's considerably younger than her character, the decrepit Miss Havisham. But Helena Bonham Carter can be seen looking haggard and tortured as the heiress locked in the past in the new trailer for the latest adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations. The English actress is seen sporting huge bags under her eyes, a grey pallor and a wretched look on her face.
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Did not read Dickens in High School. Kind of glad I did not as I do not think I was ready for him back them. First read Dickens - Great Expectations - when I changed majors to English. It captivated me from the start. Specifically, when Dickens writes the thoghts of Pip and how he regards being treated by the adults. Extremely touching. Since then I have read A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and Tale of Two Cities. Excellent author. I think of him as the English Mark Twain. On a side note, the latest Batman movie was more about the French Revolution than OWS. Right to the end when Gordon delivers the eulogy - the last lines from Tale of Two Cities.
I had the same exact experience as you. I did not read the classics until I was in grad school. As you mention it takes life experience to fully appreciate the works. My experience watching Dark Knight rises was greatly enhanced by understanding the allusions to the French Revolution and as you mention Gordon reading the last paragraphs of Tale of Two Cities.
A revolution along the lines of the French Revolution seems to be the objective of OWS.
Yawn, another remake. I’ll take the classic David Lean film any day.
I loved her in Lady Jane, of course that was when I developed my long standing crush on Cary Elwes. :-)
Did not read Dickens in High School. Kind of glad I did not as I do not think I was ready for him back them. First read Dickens - Great Expectations - when I changed majors to English. It captivated me from the start. Specifically, when Dickens writes the thoghts of Pip and how he regards being treated by the adults. Extremely touching. Since then I have read A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and Tale of Two Cities. Excellent author. I think of him as the English Mark Twain. On a side note, the latest Batman movie was more about the French Revolution than OWS. Right to the end when Gordon delivers the eulogy - the last lines from Tale of Two Cities.
She can call me “BOY” as often as she pleases. :)
She was amazing as the Queen Mother in "The King's Speech".
Too bad she's married to a nutcase.
That’s funny, had we been at the movies we would have been looking cross-eyed on the screen.
Yep. A year earlier...
Ok, not bad. But, you might be showing your age a bit.
They just did a remake with Gilliam Anderson as Miss Havisham, so I’m surprised they’re doing another one so soon.
Thanks for posting, C19fan. The clips looks very promising. I am hoping I wouldn’t be disappointed like the remake of Jane Eyre a few years back. VERY disappointing.
LOL! And there is not a darn thing wrong with that. :-)
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