call me picky, but...

[prosodic]

as much as I love Emma Thompson, I just had a difficult time accepting her in the role of Elinor Dashwood in 1995's Sense & Sensibility. Elinor is supposed to be in her early 20's or something like that, yes?

And yet, when that movie was filmed, Emma Thompson was in her mid-30's. That was all I could think about as I watched it. She did a brilliant job writing the screenplay, and she is a fantastic actress. But I really think Elinor would've been more convincing played by someone more age-appropriate.

(I guess it's obvious that I just watched the movie this weekend, or I wouldn't be mentioning this. I picked up the DVD for $5, and I had never seen this version before.)

I think I actually prefer the version that was shown on PBS last year.

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[noramay.livejournal.com]

Elinor's supposed to be fairly young (I almost feel even as young as 19?). But I love the entire cast in the Ang Lee Sense and Sensibility, probably helped by what I think is a super strong script; I think they're all pitch perfect in their lines. And Elinor is supposed to be so mature and steady that the stretch seems appropriate.