Hedda Gabler (2015)

Hedda Gabler - then life might be liveable, in spite of everything

If you are an ardent period drama fan I'm sure you watch re-makes and then pass your judgement by comparing them (at least I do). Here's another one for you to judge (but enjoy before doing that).

Hedda Gabler is based on a play Henrik Ibsen, a very celebrated Norwegian playwright. 

This is what director Matthew John had to say, “I know it’s a big risk, and I know there will be many Ibsen purists who will criticise us heavily over this,” said Matthew John. “But I believe we’re only doing what Ibsen himself would have done had he been adapting the stage play into a film script.”

You might be familiar with the story but this one is going to be lavish. How do I know? Well, I have had a little time interviewing the cast. I'll soon post interviews with the cast members and Sir Benjamin Slade, the owner of the amazing Maunsel House (Somerset) where the movie has been shot.

The lead, Hedda Gabler, is played by the beautiful Rita Ramnani. Hedda is newly married and already bored of her life, living with a husband she doesn't love. Also, it stars the talented Samantha E. Hunt as Thea Helvsted.

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Watch the trailer and relish the rich stills.

Photo Credits: Robert Lipnicki

Photo Credits: Robert Lipnicki

More to come in the posts that follow, be back soon.

Period Movies Box - Dimensions - Curtain Raiser

Dimensions - a line, a loop, a tangle of threads

This is a very special post since I have been asked to write and let you all know about this upcoming movie, Dimensions -a line, a loop, a tangle of threads by debutante couple Ant Neely and Sloane U’Re. 


The movie stars Camilla Rutherford (Gosford Park, Rome, The Darjeeling Limited), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Inbetweeners, Annoymous) and Patrick Godfrey (The Remains of the Day, The Duchess, A Room with a View).


I just watched the teaser of the movie and I'm sure I'll watch the movie when it comes to theaters. Allow me to tell you the plot of the movie, in the words of the movie makers, "Stephen is a brilliant young boy who lives in Cambridge, England, in what appears to be the 1920s 
– but nothing in Stephen’s life is quite as it seems.  His world is turned upside down upon meeting a 
charismatic and inspirational professor at a garden party who demonstrates to Stephen and his friends 
what life would be like if they themselves were merely one, or two, dimensional beings.  He then 
proceeds to explain that by manipulating other dimensions, time travel may actually be possible.
As Stephen’s life unfolds, events lead him to dedicate himself to turning the Professor’s theories of time 
travel into reality.  Jealousy, love, obsession, temptation and greed surround him, influencing his fragile 
mind and the direction of his work."


Here are some of the links -

• Youtube - Teaser
• Movie Information & Synopsis
• Movie - Fashion & Style
• Facebook Page
• Twitter

The movie has been chosen to premier at the Cambridge Film Festival, alongside 'Tinker,Taylor,Soldier,Spy'.

We would love to hear from you, all your comments (praise or a suggestion) are welcome!

The Duchess (2008) Reviewed

• THE DUCHESS (2008)

My Overall Rating : 6/10

The movie is the screen adaptation of the book GEORGIANA, THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE by Amanda Foreman. It follows the life of Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, an 18th century aristocrat who was famous and much loved by the subjects. 

The cast includes Keira Knightley (Georgiana), Ralph Fiennes (the Duke), Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper and Charlotte Rampling, among the rest. The leads are all English, as is very common in such screen adaptation of novels. The cast has done a good work and you can always expect a movie to be worth a watch if it stars Ralph Fiennes. 

According to me, the movie is not very enjoyable or something you could watch alongwith your family, but it is very original and somewhat depressing at times. The story is set in the 18th century so that means you can witness the beautiful countryside scenes, vast gardens, big hats and of course, huge mansions and palaces.

The good part is that the movie has been made with maturity and the crew hasn't tried to glamorize the plot, its original, natural and straight forward, so are the characters of the movie. Once again, Keira Knightley has proved that she can be trusted with roles in period movies.

I think I would recommend this movie to you since I found it honest and mature. Don't watch it with your kids, its not very advisable, otherwise they would bug you with questions that would well embarrass you!

IMDb Link : The Duchess

Wikipedia Link : The Duchess

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