Posted on 09/22/2016 6:47:08 AM PDT by C19fan
Colin Firth almost missed out on the role that launched his acting career because his hair was thought to be too 'ginger', it has been revealed.
The British actor, 56, became something of an overnight heartthrob thanks to his portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice.
But screenwriter Andrew Davies has now revealed he was initially unsure about the star - until he was convinced to darken his hair.
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” Mr. Firth was brilliant as Darcy”
Best Mr. Darcy. Ever.
“2005 movie is exceptional. Cast is outstanding”
Loved the soundtrack of 2005 but did not like Keira Knightley at all. Not nearly refined enough and overacted facial expressions and gasps. ugh.
Definitely a chick movie
“David Rintoul”
I will have to look for the 1980 BBC series.
“BTW, Austin’s Darcy never jumped in the lake!”
We know, but we got to see Darcy’s nipples and he was all wet and cute when he ran into Elizabeth. Haha.
I went to see the 2005 version with a friend of mine who is a big Austen fan as well as having a degree in English Lit and was at the time teaching English Lit at a private girls school.
She hated it and I mean she really, really hated it and said pretty much that same as you - that the film made the Bennet family out to be some sort of Regency era semi-trailer trash. I did think the fellow who played Mr. Darcy was rather nice to look at, but I was otherwise unimpressed.
After we left the theater she said she needed to go home to re-watch either the 1980 or her favorite, the 1995 BBC version to clear this version out of her head.
That’s the downside of Firth’s Darcy. Austen’s aristocratic Mr.Darcy would never do something like that, the times he lived in would not dream of such a thing. The “sexual” tension between Darcy and Eliza is so appealingly understated, which is the beauty of Austen’s novel. Bringing our 21st C notions into the 18th C loses its charm and appeal (to me). I’m a hopeless originalist I guess.
I just found the 2-DVD set of this movie at St. Vincent’s for $1.00!
So excited to read that it’s going to be worth my $1 and my time. :)
I believe you are overinterpreting. That usage is equivalent to an American college student saying, "Ew, that's so gay" about Miller Lite Beer. The beer or its ingredients aren't gay; it's the drinking of it that is seen as uncool, and to insult it, Brits imply that drinking it is unmanly. Ginger beer is an actual drink made with ginger root, an alcoholic version of ginger ale. Also not gay.
Two of my favorite Britcoms are Monty Python and Are You Being Served.One of Python's skits features three characters,one of whom is named "Ginger" and is as fruity as they come.In an episode of AYBS they're serving a woman who wants to buy a sweater for her husband.At one point,when discussing the color she should buy,the woman says that her husband is "ginger"...meaning,in that context,that he's fair skinned and has either blonde or red hair.But on hearing her say that Mr Humphries gets an excited look on his face and,in case you're not a fan of the series,Mr Humphries is as fruity as they come.
I could be wrong here but I'm inclined to think not.
Any Brits who want to weigh in on this feel free so to do! ;-)
Below is a photo of "Ginger" from the Python skit I mentioned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdCQwigh6H8
Again, that is like a freeper calling a dark-complexioned feral youth “Amish.” It is a way that they show contempt against redheads, by likening them to gay people. But that doesn’t make redheads gay or make “ginger” mean gay.
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