MICHELLE PFEIFFER in
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993), dir. Martin Scorsese
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(some of) my literary roman empires
benedick’s “you” —> “thou” switch in 4.1
the extended portrait metaphor in pride and prejudice
may welland
the repression of female emotions in victorian fiction
henry’s “a country dance as an emblem of marriage” speech in northanger abbey + the way that 19th century dance scenes prefigure marriage in general
the moment in jane eyre when mr. rochester asks jane if she finds him handsome and she says “no, sir”
victorian floriography
ophelia’s final scene
ww1 solider poetry (sassoon, owens, rosenberg, brooke etc.)
the ambiguity surrounding bertha mason
juliet’s “O romeo, romeo, wherefore art thou romeo?” breaks from iambic pentameter because the name romeo has too many syllables so the problem is literally his name
éponine thénardier (just everything about her but especially the “i am the devil” scene)
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@pscentral event 18: adaptations
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993), dir. Martin Scorsese
book covers: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
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In honour of costume designer Gabriella Pescucci who turns eighty. Born on this day in Rosignano Solvay, Tuscany, Italy.
Eva Green, Penny Dreadful (2014-16)
Holliday Grainger, The Borgias (2011-13)
Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer, The Age of Innocence (1993)
Michelle Pfeiffer, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Monica Belluci, The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Images and text courtesy of The Corseted Beauty on instagram
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sense and sensibility 1995, pride and prejudice 2005, marie antoinette and the age of innocence are all free on youtube rn 😭😭
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The Age of Innocence (1993) / Curb Your Enthusiasm 10.02 (2020)
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