![]() I wish, however, the film had shown in more detail the lengths to which Mr. No longer hiding in the shadows but embracing that "She is here." Again, Felicity Jones is exceptionally adept at portraying the silently warring feelings this woman must have surely endured throughout her life after meeting Mr. I appreciate the constant running from memories motif that is turned on its head at the end, so that we see Fanny no longer running away, but rather toward, herself. The film does provide an entertaining examination of one of the world's foremost authors and his control over a woman who appears to be self-determined in many ways. That being said, I will that none of the liberties taken are out of the blue but chosen from an endless number of theories (discussed and favored by the author who also notes strongly there is no conclusive evidence for any theory's final validity). ![]() ![]() Necessarily so, perhaps, but possibly the movie could have been more engaging with that "unknowing" that remains surrounding this relationship and this woman. The movie provides a viewpoint imposed by either its screen-writer, Abi Morgan, or Fiennes as director. Again, I will avoid spoilers for readers and viewers. The movie, is not as true to history (or at least that of which we know). Tomlins goes to great lengths not to impose her imposition of suspicions where fact does not strongly hint in such direction. The ambiguity of the relationship, her feelings about it, and exactly what the sexual nature was largely make for a very compelling read and remain the driving point of the book. It is clear from the book, without any Spoilers being provided, that Ellen Turnan, or Nelly, the woman in question, lived a life of shadows. The book focuses on the powerlessness of Victorian women to control their own lives, particularly young women who, while freed to a certain degree by involvement in theatre life, are forever cast out of polite society. Having recently read Claire Tomlin's book upon which the movie was based and from which the movie takes its title, I was intrigued to see how the Ralph Fiennes, the director, would make a compellingly dramatic plot about this academically inclined book focuses on Charles Dickens and a young Having recently read Claire Tomlin's book upon which the movie was based and from which the movie takes its title, I was intrigued to see how the Ralph Fiennes, the director, would make a compellingly dramatic plot about this academically inclined book focuses on Charles Dickens and a young woman whose relationship is fairly ambiguous - much in thanks to Mr. The kind of production one expects from the British. Felicity Jones co-stars, and she brings virginal purity, and passion and ferocity at times to the part. ![]() No wonder Fiennes wanted to bring him to life. An interesting plot with sympathetic treatment: how could one have an affair in the 19th century, examined from every perspective: from the great man, who also loves his public Dickens is a superstar his best friend, Wilkie Collins, the mystery writer, who doesn't believe in the institution of marriage, the woman Dickens loves, her mother, the great man's wife, the whispering public, a non-judgmental vicar. Charles Dickens too: a entertaining man in real life, not just in his fiction and plays. The heavily garbed women, great sweeps of countryside, and living in little houses "in town," and even the poor and "fallen women" on the streets of London come to life. Charles A jewel: the 19th century and Charles Dickens come alive in this jewel directed and starring Ralph Fiennes. A jewel: the 19th century and Charles Dickens come alive in this jewel directed and starring Ralph Fiennes. ![]()
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